He Rennes-Villarreal Last night’s Europa League match showed the importance of VAR in this modern football. His intervention prevented a mistake from a rule that almost everyone was unaware of and also meant that the yellow team finished first in their group.
It all happened in the extension granted by Turkish referee Karaoglan to the match and resulted in Assignon’s goal in the 101st minute, which was awarded by the on-field referee but moments later the referee received a warning last night in the VOR room. It is the Italian veteran Massimiliano Irrati, one of the best considered by FIFA and UEFA. 44 years old, he has been a member of the Italian Serie A since 2012 and since 2017 has international status.
Since that date the Italian has been appointed as VAR at major club and national team events in UEFA and FIFA. The Rennes players understood nothing, but the Italian was crystal clear from the mobile unit located outside the stadium. Invalid purpose.
The action of the goal was the result of a direct free kick by the footballer Le Fee on the crossbar: the ball did not touch any player before bouncing back to the feet of the French midfielder. And here the regulation is very clear. The taker of the free hit (whether a foul or a penalty) may not touch the ball again if no one does. This is how it happened last night: he only touched the crossbar, which didn’t count, even the posts.
Source: La Verdad
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