The decisions of Mr. José Maria Sanchez Martinez, the referee of the OM-Atalanta match in the Champions League, are definitely controversial.
The defeat suffered by OM against Atalanta (0-1) in the Champions League has been the subject of much discussion since Wednesday evening. Because the Marseillais were not good, that is a fact, but also because the referee of the match, Mr. José Maria Sanchez Martinez, made very controversial decisions which, according to the Olympians, cost them the three points.
There was obviously this obvious but unsanctioned hand from Emerson, at the very end of the match, prior to the decisive goal signed by Lazar Samardzic (90th). For Saïd Ennjimi, consultant for the L’Equipe channel, “he could have called a penalty” on this action. “Honestly, we have seen penalties awarded for less than that…”he admitted in The Evening Team.
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“But in order not to whistle, the movement of the body must remain natural and there, the referee considered that the movement of the player’s arms was not intended to increase the surface area of his body to stop the ball and that it was therefore a natural consequence”explained the former professional whistler, who notably officiated in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.
“We could have just as easily called a penalty”
Another contentious situation also attracted the attention of Saïd Ennjimi: at the 63e minute of play, Honest Ahanor stopped with his arm a shot from Matt O’Riley which seemed to be on target. If its upper limb is “rather stuck to the body”according to the expert, the Atalanta player
“made a movement (towards the ball) and we could have just as easily called a penalty”.
What Samir Nasri also confirmed on the set of
Canal Champions Club. “I find that on the first hand, it is even more obvious. He makes a gesture like this (he moves his shoulder forward) and there, he enlarges the surface of his body”lamented the former Ciel et Blanc attacking midfielder. Enough to leave, once again, great regrets for Roberto De Zerbi and his players.
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