{"id":141831,"date":"2024-01-22T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/22\/carlo-ancelotti-comments-on-var-controversy-after-vinicius-junior-handball-goal\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T15:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:09:47","slug":"carlo-ancelotti-comments-on-var-controversy-after-vinicius-junior-handball-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/22\/carlo-ancelotti-comments-on-var-controversy-after-vinicius-junior-handball-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlo Ancelotti comments on VAR controversy after Vinicius Junior handball goal \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that the decisions that controversially went in Real Madrid\u2019s favour in a win over Almeria were the correct calls by the referee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madrid\u00a0had been expected to sweep aside Almeria, who sit at the foot of the La Liga table and without a win all season, with relative ease, however the home side went behind inside 40 seconds of the first whistle, before conceding once again prior to half-time.<\/p>\n<p>A sea of changes at the interval helped turn the tide of the game, with\u00a0Los Blancos eventually winning 3-2\u00a0thanks to goals from Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior and a 99th minute tap in from Dani Carvajal.<\/p>\n<p>Along with tactical changes making a difference for Ancelotti\u2019s side, Madrid were also the benefactors of three seemingly jubious calls from referee Francisco Jose Hernandez Maeso.<\/p>\n<p>The first of which was the decision to award Madrid a penalty for a handball in the penalty area \u2013 a penalty which Bellingham duly converted. Shortly afterward, Almeria had thought they\u2019d restored their two-goal advantage, however a VAR check saw the goal be chalked off for a supposed foul on Bellingham in the build-up.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/01hmpyrbc157ts9r9f2t.jpg\" alt=\"Vinicius Junior\" title=\"Vinicius Junior\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Controversial goal \/ Soccrates Images\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>The third decision was perhaps the most egregious error of all, with the referee opting to allow a Vinicius Junior goal stand despite replays showing the ball hitting off his elbow before nestling in the bottom corner of the net.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the decisions after the game, Ancelotti insisted his belief that all three decisions were correct:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand Almeria\u2019s anger with the VAR decisions, but I think they were all well decided,\u201d said Ancelotti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen them. I think the referee made the right decision, not VAR. VAR warned him and he decided. And I think he was right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The win sees Real Madrid remain within one point of surprise La Liga leaders Girona atop of the table, with the pair set to face off in a huge game in mid-February.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that the decisions that controversially went in Real Madrid\u2019s favour in a win over Almeria were the correct calls by the referee. 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