Referee Carlos del Cerro Grande should have awarded a penalty to Porto at the end of the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final (1-2), said Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo said at the press conference.
– Andrea, there was a fairly obvious penalty episode at the end of the match, but the referee blew his final whistle. Did you watch the replay? Ronaldo reacted very nervously to that moment. Of course, Juventus played poorly, but episodes like that make the difference…
– Yes, of course, they make the difference. I think it’s an obvious penalty. The referee explained his opinion on the matter to us. He said the match time had expired and that’s why he didn’t want to watch the replay. This is strange.
If an episode can change the outcome of a game, you have to go and watch the replay. You have to have the courage to award a penalty, even if the episode took place in the last second of the game.
