Penalty on Barreiro in Tondela v Benfica? Iturralde González explains | OneFootball

Iturralde González agreed with the decision made by VAR in the match against Tondela. According to the former Spanish referee, the officials were right to overturn Luís Godinho’s decision to award a penalty in favor of Benfica, considering that the midfielder made a ‘perfect simulation’.

At the invitation of the newspaper Record, the former FIFA international referee analyzed some incidents that occurred in the matches of the big three clubs, regarding the 20th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Regarding the key incident in the draw between Benfica and Tondela, Iturralde González had no doubts: “I think it’s a perfect simulation.”

“The Benfica player slows down his run and, upon feeling the contact, lets himself fall,” continued the Spanish expert, in response to the sports daily, explaining his interpretation of the incident involving Leandro Barreiro and Bebeto in Tondela’s penalty area.

“In my opinion, that action should result in an indirect free kick and, of course, a yellow card for Leandro Barreiro for simulation,” concluded the former referee, considering that there was no infraction, contradicting some analyses made by other experts.

“VAR interferes in an incident that is not clear and obvious. It shouldn’t have done so. For me, there is a penalty by Bebeto on Leandro Barreiro,” commented Tiago Antunes after the match, to Rádio Renascença, considering that the refereeing team made a wrong decision.

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