After the goal denied by the VAR to OL player Lucas Paqueta against Lille (0-1) Sunday in Ligue 1, the Rhone club deplored a real scandal.
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Olympique Lyonnais received explanations from the technical director of arbitration Pascal Garibian. The boss of the referees admitted a mistake.
“We analyzed this Monday morning with my staff at the DTA the contentious situation of OL-Lille. We noted that it was regrettable that all the angles of images proposed could not be appreciated by the referee. this goal should have been validated, as it had been on the field. If one of the angles of view could suggest an excess of commitment from Mr. Paqueta during the clearance of the Lille goalkeeper, another angle, the one coming from the left magnifying glass, showed that the referee’s initial decision to award the goal was the right one. Even if the sending of the images was done in a desire to suggest to the referee to make his final choice, “A stream is missing. We recognize an error. It’s always the video assistant who offers the referee the different angles,” Garibian said in comments relayed by Progress.