Champions League match against Chelsea started to climb to the Milan. Pioli’s team, fresh off the huge success against Juventus, found themselves after just under 20 minutes in 10 men due to Tomori’s sending off. The German referee Siebert had no hesitation in taking the red card against the great ex of the match and in awarding the penalty to the blues who did not waste the opportunity to take advantage of a goal, as well as a man. The disciplinary measure, however, generated a lot of discussion, mainly due to the extension of the defender’s attack.
Tomori was penalized for a contact with Mount who was thrown into the net, in a somewhat isolated position in the penalty area. However, the defender tried to counter-attack the midfielder who then in the fall, managed to kick meeting the opposition of Tatarusanu. Referee Siebert, however, decided to sanction Tomori’s retention, deemed in such a way as to prevent Mount from hitting the net in the best way. A choice that raised many doubts, as the Rossoneri’s intervention seemed too small.
But one thing is certain, when the referee decided to sanction Tomori’s foul, at that moment the regulatory red card was inevitable. In fact, what happened fits exactly into the case history of DOGie Deny the opportunity to score goals (Deny the opportunity to score a goal) which provides for the sending off. To qualify for this infraction, 4 factors must materialize: the distance between the point of the infraction and the goal must be close, the direction of action must be towards the goal, the probability of holding or winning the ball must be high and the position and the number of defenders must be such as to favor the attacker.
In this case, everything fits in the DOGSO series, not least because Tomori’s intervention is not considered “genuine” on the ball. Referee Siebert’s assessment therefore led to the inevitable expulsion which there is little to discuss. On the other hand, there is much discussion about the value of the deduction which, as already pointed out, seems far from excessive. The Var was also unable to intervene, as in these cases the race director’s decision is valid.
Source: Fan Page IT
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