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Why Leao wasn’t awarded a penalty in Zagreb-Milan – Football Italia – January 29 latest

January 30, 2025

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Why Leao wasn’t awarded a penalty in Zagreb-Milan – Football Italia – January 29 latest

Referee Francois Letexier gestures as a VAR Review concludes that a handball took place in the build up the goal scored by Martin Baturina of GNK Dinamo, resulting in the goal being disallowed, during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD8 match between GNK Dinamo and AC Milan at Stadion Maksimir on January 29, 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Images)

Rafael Leao thought he had won Milan a penalty in the second half of the team’s final league phase match in the Champions League finale on Wednesday evening, but ended up with a foul being given against him instead.

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The night did not get off to a good start for Sergio Conceicao’s side. They fell 1-0 down in the second half, and were then reduced to 10 men after Yunus Musah was shown his second yellow card of the game in the 40th minute.

Though Christian Pulisic drew Milan level, the Rossoneri fell behind again shortly afterwards. Zagreb had actually had the ball in the back of the net four times over the course of the game when their second goal was given.

Why Leao wasn’t given a penalty in Zagreb-Milan

Leao thought he had won his team a glorious opportunity to level the scores again, falling over goalkeeper Ivan Nevisic’s arm on the edge of the six-yard box, which originally earned the stopper a booking.

However, after a lengthy VAR check, a foul was eventually given against Leao for an elbow on a Zagreb defender in the build-up.