Series A
Leao and De Roon take to social media after VAR controversy
Rafael Leao took to social media to protest the successful Atalanta penalty that eradicated Milan from the Coppa Italia, whereas Marten de Roon additionally had his say on the match.
The quarter-final ended 2-1 to La Dea because of a Teun Koopmeiners brace after the preliminary Leao opening aim.
The decisive second noticed Koopmeiners convert a penalty, which was awarded regardless of replays suggesting Alex Jimenez bought the ball first and solely made contact with Aleksei Miranchuk when the midfielder was already taking place.
Refereeing specialists on Mediaset, Sky Sport Italia and extra all agreed it was not a penalty, so Leao reposted a number of clips on social media asking the way it was not over-ruled by VAR.
Incredibile… https://t.co/BpJI5RXeyU
— Rafael Leão (@RafaeLeao7) January 10, 2024
Milan additionally had extra timid appeals for a possible Emil Holm dealing with offence with the final kick of the sport, however the arm appeared to be in additional of a pure place.
— Rafael Leão (@RafaeLeao7) January 10, 2024
Nevertheless, Atalanta have been additionally in all probability denied a penalty within the first half when Tijjani Reijnders appeared to push De Roon into Matteo Gabbia.
That heavy collision pressured each gamers to depart the pitch earlier than half-time and De Roon joked about his current file.
That is simply b-e-a-utiful. pic.twitter.com/PkzNBn0Yrh
— Marten de Roon (@Dirono) January 10, 2024
