The Penalty Polemic: The Audio That Explains Everything
After the controversy generated in the match between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid, the audio of the conversation between the main referee, Soto Grado, and the VAR referee, De Burgos Bengoetxea, has been made public.
In the 29th minute, De Burgos Bengoetxea claimed to Soto Grado to warn him of a potential penalty from Tchouameni to Lino after a lateral center. The conversation reveals that Soto Grado assessed the action and decided to whistle a penalty in favor of Atlético de Madrid.
The main referee considered that Tchouameni’s stepping on Lino inside the area was enough to concede the penalty. Iturralde, an arbitration expert, agrees with the decision and recalls that the CTA dictates that stepping inside the area in dispute of the ball is a penalty.
This decision is consistent with other similar ones, such as the 1-0 of Athletic that came from another stepping. Atlético de Madrid benefited from this decision and the team’s fans can breathe easy thanks to arbitration justice.
The Metropolitano was witness to this controversy and Atlético de Madrid players can feel satisfied with the decision made by the referees. The penalty controversy has generated a great debate in the world of football and Atlético de Madrid fans can enjoy this moral victory.
