Referee expert claims Genoa penalty should not have been given: "Almost impossible"

"A complicated incident that VAR could hardly have intervened in. Let's focus on the feet: Bartesaghi plants his left foot on the ground, and the move is blocked by Ellertsson, who runs towards the Milan defender. It's almost impossible for VAR to intervene; it's almost a given that it will confirm. It's Ellertsson who goes to hit Bartesaghi; in my opinion, this isn't a penalty."

"It was a normal collision between Ostigard and Fullkrug. The Genoa defender touched the ball first, then the German striker, but it was too light. On Athekame? The Genoa defender touched the ball first, but the move should have been stopped sooner because Fullkrug blocked Leali's move because he wasn't able to come out and get a high catch in the penalty area. That was a foul."

"Everyone was celebrating except Pulisic, who realized he'd touched the ball with his arm. He touched it with the back of his left hand and then with his head. You can really see the change in the ball's spin, you can see it perfectly."

Davide Bartesaghi went to ground and was ruled not to have won the ball, resulting in a penalty that Nicolae Stanciu failed to convert. Several other decisions in the Genoa clash were contested, including Christian Pulisic's equaliser which involved an arm contact that altered the ball's spin. A late possible penalty for Milan was examined and judged to be a normal collision between Ostigard and Fullkrug, with the Genoa defender touching the ball first and subsequent contact deemed too light. Another incident involving Athekame was considered a foul because Fullkrug blocked Leali and prevented him from coming out to claim a high catch. VAR intervention was seen as unlikely to overturn the Bartesaghi penalty due to foot placement and the nature of the contact.

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