In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, AC Milan played at home against Inter Milan. In the 30th minute of the match, Lautaro fell to the ground in the box and the referee cancelled the penalty after looking back in slow motion, a decision that caused controversy.
After Dzeko and Mkhitaryan scored two goals in the first 11 minutes, Inter continued to attack. After receiving the out-of-bounds ball, Lautaro cleverly turned and swung past Kjar, then smashed the ball with his left foot and dangled Tomori, Kjar could only push behind his back, Lautaro fell to the ground, the referee whistled to award a penalty and showed Kjar a yellow card.
If Lautaro scores the penalty, Inter will almost be able to secure a ticket to the Champions League final in just 30 minutes. However, after being alerted by the video assistant referee, the referee looked back in slow motion and decided to cancel the penalty.
After the referee changed the decision, the Milan players continued to pressure the referee, with Meignan and Kjaer believing that Lautaro should be shown a yellow card, while Lautaro shrugged his shoulders and expressed his confusion.
Judging from the slow motion, Kjaar does have the action of pulling and pushing people. Sky Sports analyzed, "After looking back at the slow motion, the referee decided that this contact was not enough to award a penalty. ”
Former Serie A referee Carl Varese said: "After watching the replay, Kjaer did not have any fouls, on the contrary, he was doing his best to avoid fouls. ”