The phantom goal that could have avoided Atlético Madrid's overtime
In the 86th minute of the match between Cacereño and Atlético Madrid, Julián Alvarez scored a goal that was not counted. The Argentine took a free kick directly at the goal and the ball seemed to enter the goal, but the referee did not award the goal.
Fan-recorded images show the goalkeeper taking the ball out of the goal. The goal would have been key because Atlético had managed to tie the game four minutes earlier and that goal would mean that there would be no overtime. However, the lack of VAR in this competition harmed the red and white team, which had already suffered from the absence of this technology in the first round against Vic.
