The Giallorossi goalkeeper misses the ball, there is no foul on him. The former Inter and Italy number 1: “It’s Rensch who is holding his arm…”

Atalanta-Roma was decided by one incident: Scalvini’s goal from a corner on the left for Atalanta. The ball arrives in the center, Svilar misses the ball and collides with Scalvini, who deflects it into the goal. The referee ruled it a valid goal. Correct, because Scalvini made contact with the ball already lost by Svilar, without committing a foul or touching it with his hand: the goal is valid. 

Svilar reviewed the action after the game and commented: “I think the images speak for themselves, when you touch a goalkeeper in the six-yard box, it’s always a foul. The referee told me that I had lost the ball first, but then he went into the challenge and touched my head, hitting me. For me, it’s a foul. Maybe I didn’t get to the ball for my teammate, but then there was contact.” Walter Zenga, speaking on Sky, pointed out that it was a teammate, Rensch, who prevented Svilar from raising his left arm and reaching the ball: “Svilar misses the ball because Rensch is holding his arm, Scalvini is very far away. There is definitely no foul on the goalkeeper.” In short, a goalkeeper does not always agree with another goalkeeper…