Very gray night for him Sevilla FC in Montjuic. García Pimienta’s team traveled to Barcelona to play the match corresponding to the tenth matchday against the FC Barcelona. However, the result was not at all what was expected. The Blaugrana team beat the Sevillistas 5-1 in a match that was marked by a very controversial penalty. In the 22nd minute of this clash, Little He came to help the defense after seeing that Raphinha He was entering the area defended by Nyland. The Sevilla striker entered too quickly and touched the Barça player from behind. An action that the referee De Burgos Bengoetxea considered a penalty and Lewandowski converted it into a goal.
This arbitration decision has given rise to a lot of talk in recent hours, from the members of the Nervionense club to referees who collaborate in different media outlets. One of the first to speak out was Gudelj. The Serbian admitted that from his point of view it had been a “very mild” infraction although he acknowledged that he had not seen the replay of the play on television. Exactly what the defender points out is what differs between calling a penalty or not, that is, in the intensity of the blow. Therefore, this type of play generates a lot of confusion and different points of view.
The one who was a First Division referee, Iturralde Gonzálezhas offered his opinion about this play on Cadena Ser’s Carrusel Deportivo. The Basque pointed out that for him this play is not worth the maximum penalty: «It’s no big deal. He notices the contact and grabs his leg, when if anything it’s a grab from above. There may be contact with the knee. It seems very little to me. Very penalty». Another of the referees who has retired, Cesar Muñiz Fernándezhas also supported Iturralde’s opinion. The Asturian offered his opinion at the Onda Cero microphones about De Burgos Bengoextea’s decision. «It doesn’t seem like a penalty from Peque to Raphinha, there is contact but I don’t think it’s enough to call a penalty.», he explained about it.
On the other hand, there were also some experts who considered that the referee had been correct in decreeing the maximum penalty. It is the case of Alfonso Perez Barrulwho commented on Radio Marca that the Sevilla striker did not stop and caused enough contact to knock down Raphinha. «Peque, the Sevilla player, does not stop and contacts the Brazilian with arm and leg, who has won the position. The penalty is well marked without the intervention of the VAR“said the former referee. An assessment that was supported by Pavel Fernandez. The referee analyst for Gol TV and Radio Marca recognizes that it is not a very clear penalty, but since there is contact, it is interpretable. «There is contact behind Peque on Raphinha when the Brazilian arms his leg. It is not the clearest penalty in history, but it is very whistleable. From the VAR, nothing to say,” he says through his social networks. Through the different opinions of these referee experts, it is clear that this play can be interpretable.
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