Iturralde González channels Mourinho in Gil Vicente v Benfica review | OneFootball

Iturralde González completely 'dismissed' any possibility of a penalty being missed in the match between Benfica and Gil Vicente. Analyzing the incidents that marked the game in Barcelos, the former Spanish referee made his opinion very clear.

"Incredible what a new perspective of the images can do. With this new one, you can see that the ball touches the body and not the hand of the Gil Vicente player, as it initially seemed to me," the former referee began, admitting that his first assessment was different. It should be noted that Mourinho also ended up revealing that he had realized his mistake.

"This shows how difficult it is to referee and how important it is to have access to all possible camera angles. I was convinced, with the initial image, that it was a penalty, but with this one, I have to change my opinion and say that it is NOT handball nor a penalty," the expert concluded.

"Dahl jumps with his arm very high, but it lowers until it reaches a natural position, thus not gaining volume when the opponent shoots. It is not a penalty. That hand is not punishable. If it had stayed higher, we would be talking about something else. The defender does well to lower his hand, and the ball ends up hitting his elbow," he pointed out, exonerating the Benfica defender.

"Also nothing at all. The defender puts his body a bit, and Pavlidis, seeing that he won't reach the ball, lets himself fall. The defender's action is not enough to bring down the forward, who does much more than his opponent. This, to me, is also a simulation, as it is Pavlidis who throws himself. He pretends something that doesn't happen, as there is no push. The defender just puts his body a bit," Iturralde González concluded.

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