Former Italian referee Gianluca Paparesta expects Cuneyt Cakir to be suspended after a mistake in Milan-Atletico Madrid that can ‘cost the Rossoneri the qualification.’
The Turkish official is in the spotlight after awarding a controversial late penalty kick to Atletico Madrid in their Champions League clash against Milan.
Thomas Lemar handled the ball before Pierre Kalulu, so Atletico Madrid’s penalty should’ve been revoked by VAR.
It came after the Rossoneri midfielder Franck Kessié was sent off with two yellow cards in the first half.
Why VAR should’ve revoked Atletico Madrid penalty against Milan
Speaking to TMW Radio, former Italian referee Gianluca Paparesta said he expects UEFA to take action against Cakir.
“Absolutely, and I hope for a long time an explanation of refereeing mistakes because communication eliminates many problems. We are still behind,” the 52-year-old said.
“I did not understand the reasons why the Turkish referee did not even go for a VAR review.
“When a decisive penalty is awarded, the referee and the VAR must ensure that there are no flaws in the action,” he continued.
“You can see Lemar’s touch before that of Kalulu, a voluntary touch to settle the ball.
“The referee should have intervened and not validated the penalty kick. This result can cost the qualification to Milan.”
The Rossoneri have returned to the Champions League for the first time in almost eight years but have lost both their opening matches against Liverpool and Atletico Madrid.
They visit Porto on October 19 and host the Dragones at San Siro on November 3 in two crucial fixtures for their qualification hopes.
Cakir is a absolute disgrace!!!
And what good will that do Milan? We were damaged, probably beyond repair.
Agree with @Milan Fan, but if this jagoff is removed from future games, it may lessen the chance other Italian teams get screwed over…but I’m sure even that will still happen.
Cakir should have been removed from the UCL roster years ago. A complete incompetent that often hands out silly yellows and reds and can’t get the big decisions right.
That idiot should be off years ago
I don’t know how crooked WEFA keeps that idiot
@ Milan Fan Luck plays a very big part in football and Milan were unlucky. It does mean that they can take heart that they were not far off A Madrid’s level and with a bit of luck next time they might even get a win, The ref does need to be punished though because his mistakes were unacceptable.
I usually agree with MH but not on this occasion. Before Kessie’s sending off Milan utterly outplayed Atleti with an intensity that Italian clubs are supposed to be incapable of. They pressed high and passed quickly, accurately and generally toward the opponent’s goal. While it is unlikely they could have maintained that dominance for more than 60 minutes by then they might have been 2 or 3 goals ahead. The worst injustice was to book Rebic for mild and understandable dissent yet ignore far worse outbursts by Llorente. This appalling refereeing has undoubtedly cost Milan any chance of qualifying. Perhaps the club should field reserve teams for the remaining games to save the senior players from wasting effort and risking injury.
@MH. I usually agree with you, but to me Milan were far better than AM until Kessie was sent off. I accept they were unlikely to have maintained that intensity for the whole game but they could have gone 2 or 3 up before tiring. And the booking for Rebic, for fairly mild dissent, not only harmed Milan as much as the sending off but was in stark contrast to the ref ignoring the far greater dissent from Llorente in the second half. This referee has effectively elimated Milan. They should play reserves for the remaining games to show contempt for an organisation that selected a referee with a document bias against Italian teams.
Correction. I should have written ‘perceived’ rather than ‘documented’.
Many people here crying but nobody trying to understand the reason for the decisions.
Kessie’s 2nd yellow card was 100% a yellow card. He came from behind and caught the opponents foot with his studs showing. It was reckless -> yellow card. You should be asking why your player already on a yellow card committed such a foul, it is not smart.
As for the penalty. Lemar tries to control it and it bounces off his hand, this is not deliberate and his body is not made unnaturally bigger. As for Kalulu, he moves his hand in the direction of the ball in a way that does not look natural, his arm extends away from his body. The IFAB LOTG is very clear about moving the hand in the direction of the ball -> it is an offence and free kick/penalty kick.
I suggest to focus on the team and not the referee.
Excellent trolling, Sam.
Kessie’s second can be a yellow, is not smart, but is of course not 100% a yellow. It’s highly unusual to get a first half second yellow for such minimal contact, and it was moreso from the side than behind. The main point here being inconsistency, as the one on Tonali in the second half caught him much more squarely on the foot and wasn’t even given as a foul.
For the penalty, the attacker moves his hand towards the ball and handles it first, which is handball by any current IFAB definition.