On May 11, Beijing time, in the second game of the Champions League semifinals, Inter won 2-0 away against AC Milan, and the same as Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City, this game also has a controversial penalty, let's interpret it in detail.
Dispute 1
In the 30th minute, Lautaro fell to the ground after dunking Tomori in the box and on-duty referee Manzano initially awarded a penalty and showed Kjaer a yellow card. But after watching the VAR on the sidelines, he canceled both.
Judging from the slow-motion replay, Kjaar does have a pushing motion behind him. According to the Rules of Football Competition, a pusher should be awarded a direct free kick, which is a penalty in the penalty area.
However, the rules also emphasize one word: using excessive force. Manzano changed the sentence, apparently because Kjaar did not push the person too hard, very slightly, not enough to cause Lautaro to fall to the ground.
Dispute 2
In the 75th minute, Krunic suddenly punched Bastoni in the ribs in the penalty area, but neither received a red card nor was AC Milan awarded a penalty.
As defined by the Rules of Football Competition, this is an act of violence! "Violent act" means the use or attempted use of excessive force or violence, whether or not contacted, by a player against an opponent, or against a teammate, team official, match officer, spectator or any other person, without challenging the ball.
In addition, a player who intentionally hits the head or face of an opponent or any other person with his hand or arm without challenging the ball constitutes an act of violence and is sent off with a red card.
Although Krunic did not hit Bastoni in the head or face, he used force against his opponent and knocked him out with one punch, and he should be sent off directly with a red card! And the violence occurred in the box, of course, a penalty should have been awarded.
The referee did not award the red dot package, and if neither he nor the VAR saw it, then there was only one reason that Krunic's movements were not "excessive", but at least from the slow mirror, his punch was not only intentional, but also added strength.
Dispute 3
In the 78th minute, Darmian shot with his right foot and the ball hit Gaff's arm, but the referee on duty said nothing. Judging from the slow-motion replay, the ball hit Gav's chest first and then refracted into his arm, so this is considered a reason not to award a penalty.
However, the clauses distinguishing between support arms, active handling of balls, refractive balls, etc., are actually agreed in the 2020/21 version of the Football Competition Rules, and the 2021/22 version of the rules has made major changes and these provisions have been eliminated, as is the latest version of 2022/23.
According to the current rules, deliberately touching the ball with your hands, the body is not naturally enlarged, and you can blow a handball foul. In other words, refraction can award penalties, the key is to see whether it is unnatural to expand the defensive range. The so-called "unnatural" means that the arm is extended, which is not the proper result or reasonable position of the formation of body movements.
However, the rules also emphasize the subjective initiative of the referee, so whether it is "unnatural expansion", the referee has the final say, he believes that this action of Gaff is the natural extension of the arm, so no penalty was awarded, not because of "refraction".