Wednesday 28 March 2018

Gareth Southgate: Italy’s penalty was not ‘clear and obvious’ for VAR

• Manager concerned by ‘debatable’ decision late on
• Dele Alli did not play due to injury niggle in training

Gareth Southgate has expressed doubts over whether James Tarkowski’s challenge on Federico Chiesa should have been referred to the video assistant referee after Italy were belatedly awarded a penalty to clinch a draw three minutes from time.

The German referee, Deniz Aytekin, considered his decision after viewing a rerun of the incident on a screen on the halfway line and awarded the spot‑kick much to England’s frustration. Lorenzo Insigne duly converted, the first goal Southgate’s team have conceded in six matches.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Gg2Kre

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