Rome, March 13 (LaPresse) – "Atlético Madrid has asked UEFA for information regarding the incident that led to the cancellation of the penalty taken by Julián Alvarez at the end of yesterday's UEFA Champions League match against Real Madrid. Although minimal, the player touched the ball with his standing foot before striking it, as shown in the attached video. Based on the current rule (Laws of the Game, Rule 14.1), the VAR had to alert the referee, signaling that the goal should be disallowed." This is what UEFA stated in a press release, including the official video showing the player's double touch from the penalty spot. "UEFA will initiate discussions with FIFA and IFAB to determine whether the rule should be reviewed in cases where a double touch is clearly involuntary," UEFA concluded.
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