UEFA resolves the controversy and responds to Atletico’s inquiry about Alvarez’s kick

The European Football Association “UEFA” came out today, Thursday, with an official statement, in which it responded to the controversial penalty shootout, carried out by Argentine Argentine striker Julian Alvarez (25 years), against Real Madrid, yesterday, Wednesday.

After the meeting arrived at the penalty shootout, Alvarez carried out the second kick, which was canceled by the referee of the meeting, in order to touch the player twice. “UEFA” wrote in his statement: “Atletico Madrid inquired from the European Football Association about the incident, which led to the cancellation of the penalty carried by Julian Alvarez from the penalty brand at the end of the Champions League against Real Madrid, yesterday, Wednesday. Despite its small size, the player touched the ball with his fixed foot before kicking it. Under the current rule (game laws, law 14.1), he was on the auxiliary video technology Reporting the ruling to cancel the kick. ” And he added: “The European Football Association will enter into discussions with the International Football Association and the Football Association Council, to determine whether the base should be reviewed in cases where the double touch is clearly unintended.”

Argentine Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone had questioned the decision to cancel the penalty shootout recorded by his compatriot Alvarez. Simeone said at the press conference after the meeting: “The referee said that the player touched the ball with his fixed foot when he carried out the kick, but the ball did not move.” Simeone confirmed that he wanted to believe that the referees made the right decision regarding the penalty kick, saying: “I have never seen a penalty shootout called the mouse to review it, but well, they may have seen that he touched it, I want to believe that, I want to believe that they saw that he touched it.”