Abqar's controversial penalty: was the referee's decision correct?
Atlético de Madrid defeated Alavés 2-1 in Simeone’s 700th game on the rojiblanco bench. The controversy arose after a penalty was awarded to Atlético for a handball by Abqar at the 73rd minute. The referee García Verdura did not hesitate to signal the penalty, which was converted by Griezmann.
The action was protested by Alavés, who argued a possible foul in the jump of the Atlético forward. However, current regulations establish that the gesture of the defender in the jump is within the hands by unnatural position, so the referee’s decision was correct.
