Referee Daniele Orsato explained ‘no advantage is given on penalties’ and told Roma midfielder Bryan Cristante that he can’t take the blame for the missed spot kick.
Roma were awarded a penalty after Henrikh Mkhitaryan was brought down by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny minutes before the interval.
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Tammy Abraham did put the ball into the net on the rebound, but referee Orsato had already blown the whistle. Mkhitaryan fell on the ball with his hand, knocking it back into the path of Abraham, which means it could have been considered a handball and thus a penalty anyway.
Jordan Veretout missed the penalty, as Szczesny guessed right and saved the effort. DAZN caught the audio of a discussion between the referee and Roma midfielder Cristante.
La Repubblica reports Orsato’s words to Cristante: “The goalkeeper comes out, penalty, offside, and if I don’t blow the whistle? There’s no advantage given on penalties. And then you blame me because he missed the penalty?”