“It’s a goal! It’s a goal!”. Jose Mourinho he jumps off the bench, clenches his fists, raises his arms to the sky, shouts for joy. The draw scored by Roma is good. Its valid. He saw first of all, in front of the referee himself, that the Var is evaluating the dynamics of the action and the position of Belotti, author of the net, who ends Camara’s assist.
“It’s a goal! It’s a goal!” … the Portuguese coach seems possessed, for him everything is already clear. He can rejoice despite the line assistant just before raising the flag to signal the offside. The result does not fully guarantee qualification for the round of 16 of the Europa League, but it gives the Giallorossi the opportunity to play with everything again.
The key episode and the highlight take place in the shot. Greek referee Sidiropoulos is on the field, waiting for a clear indication from the control room. Put your hand on the headset, wait for the decisive communication. A few meters from him, Mourinho does it himself: with the help of his collaborator, he assembles a personal review on the field.
He reviews the images using the iPad and the familiarity of the man on his team. Shortly after, he enters the field, turns to his players and, carried away by the emphasis, goes to the line assistant. The race director invites you to calm down and sit in his place. A few more moments pass and the Greek whistle agrees… Var confirms the validity of the tie.
Why was the ‘rooster’ net at the end considered regular? The development of the real-time action tricked the line assistant, difficult to perceive with the naked eye what had happened. The images scanned by the referees return the stolen goods to the Giallorossi.
At the moment of Abraham’s pass, Camara is in an illegal position, but does not touch the ball. The ball ends with Belotti who goes into action, looking for depth and incursion into the rear of Betis. It’s that fraction of a second that makes the difference: in the next touch of the ‘cock’ Camara is in line with the ball (not offside), as well as Belotti who becomes the protagonist of the exchange with the midfielder.
The replay is decisive, a valid goal. But Mou already knew. “We’re still alive – he says after the game -. We have two games to play and win. If we don’t, we’re out. But that’s ok because we are masters of our destiny”.
Source: Fan Page IT
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