Jorge Faustino on Juventus v Benfica penalty: tricky call | OneFootball

Jorge Faustino argues that the referee's decision regarding Vangelis Pavlidis' penalty was well applied. In the aftermath of Benfica's defeat against Juventus (2-0), the expert clarified doubts about the possibility of a penalty retake.

At the request of the newspaper Record, Jorge Faustino analyzed the performance of Serdar Gozubuyuk, the Dutch referee appointed for the Champions League match: "Calm refereeing in a game always under control. Minor misunderstandings without impact on the game. Good intervention by the VAR on the penalty awarded in favor of Benfica".

Regarding the incident in question, at the 79th minute, the expert agreed with the VAR intervention: "Bremer, late in his attempt to kick the ball, kicked Barreiro's right foot, who was quicker and managed to play the ball. Penalty correctly awarded with good VAR intervention".

"Pavlidis slipped during the penalty execution, touching the ball with his left foot (supporting foot) and immediately with his right foot (shot). Situation correctly penalized with an indirect free kick (if it had been a goal, it would have been retaken)", explained Jorge Faustino regarding the decision made after the penalty conversion.

It is worth remembering that the match in Turin left the Clube da Luz in a very weakened position concerning a possible qualification for the Champions League playoff. As it stands, Benfica is in the 29th position on the leaderboard, with only six points earned.

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