La Derecha Diario UEFA spoke out about Julián Álvarez's controversial disallowed penalty
The European body issued a statement confirming the double touch, but it announced that it will still discuss a possible rule review with FIFA and IFAB
After Atlético Madrid's formal request, UEFA spoke about Julián Álvarez's controversial penalty in the Champions League round of 16 shootout against Real Madrid. Meanwhile, it also confirmed a possible review of the rule with FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB).
"Although it was minimal, the player made contact with the ball with his supporting foot before kicking it," the European body noted, adding: "As shown in the attached video. Under the current rule (Laws of the Game, Law 14.1), the VAR had to call the referee to indicate that the goal should be disallowed." In the mentioned video, a top-down view of the goal shows a slight touch of Julián's left boot with the ball milliseconds before he kicked it.
Along with the confirmation of the goal disallowed by the decision of the referee, Polish Szymon Marciniak, and the VAR, led by his compatriot Tomasz Kwiatkowski, the tournament's organizing federation added that "it will engage in discussions with FIFA and IFAB to determine if the rule should be reviewed in cases where a double touch is clearly unintentional."
The official statement:
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