L’Equipe: UEFA’s referee department believes that the referee made no misjudgment in Lille’s 3-4 Thessaloniki match
6686 Sports News on October 26 According to a report by the French media "L'Equipe", UEFA made a decision on the controversial decision in Lille's 3-4 loss to Thessaloniki in the third round of the Europa League. The referee department led by Italian Rossetti believed that the referee on duty did not make a mistake in judging Dabanovic.
In the 39th minute of the game, Lille forward Pardo fell to the ground in the three-second zone. The referee judged that after watching the video referee, Dabanovic still believed that it was not a 12-yard goal. This undoubtedly angered Lille fans and president Letang.
According to the replay, Thessaloniki defender Kochiola kept tugging on Pardo’s uniform. However, the UEFA referee department believes that this behavior is not as simple as it seems, so it is possible to whistle 12 yards or not.
In this regard, "Team" commented: "In other cases, UEFA referee officials can admit mistakes and even punish the offending referee, such as disqualifying him from future referees. However, therefore, Nikola Dabanovic will not be punished for what appears to be a genuine error in judgment."
