VAR confirms Porto penalty overturned: attack began with foul | OneFootball

Are there reasons to withdraw the initially awarded penalty in favor of FC Porto at the 20th minute of the match against V. Guimarães in the League Cup?

Tiago Martins (VAR): “Hélder, I suggest you come to the review area for a foul in the attacking phase. The FC Porto player trips the opponent.”

Hélder Carvalho (referee): “I'm here.”

VAR: “Wait a moment… Then I'll show another image, okay? Here is the contact area. Now I'll show the other one for you to see. Let's just see the rest of the attacking phase.”

Hélder Carvalho: “Okay, there's a foul. Tell me who the number was. After review, number 22 commits a foul in the attacking phase. Final decision, cancel penalty.”

Analysis by Duarte Gomes: “The images are fortunate. We don't always have that luck. A play that would indeed be a penalty due to the push on the opponent's back and possibly the hand touch. Clearly well-awarded penalty, but at the start of the play, there is a trip that seems absolutely evident to me. The VAR was attentive. FC Porto starts the attacking phase through an infraction. Well observed, all correct.”

Is V. Guimarães' goal at the 60th minute rightly disallowed?

Tiago Martins (VAR): “Hélder, Hélder. I suggest you come to the review area for a foul in the attacking phase. Number 90 grabs the defender by the shirt, preventing him from reaching the ball.”

Hélder Carvalho (referee): “I'm here, Tiago. Okay, number 90, right?”

Duarte Gomes: “This is an obvious grab, not a ball dispute. The player only wants to prevent the opponent from reaching the ball and manages to hinder him. The player who is pulled back never falls forward, and if he does, something is not right. This player is pulled from behind and falls in the direction he is pulled. It's very evident, the infraction is clear.”

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