Sevilla continued their sturdy El Gran Derbi type on Sunday with a 1-0 victory on the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. However, controversy has surrounded the profitable second, with Real Betis livid {that a} penalty was referred to as towards Diego Llorente.
Llorente was adjudged to have dealt with inside the realm. On-field referee Juan Martinez Munuera awarded the penalty, and VAR confirmed the choice. Speaking post-match (through Sport), Llorente couldn’t include his disbelief.
“The fact is that the penalty… I simply noticed the photographs and I do not perceive something, I do not perceive something. My fingers are down, he says that I’ve them open and at no time do I’ve my fingers horizontally. It’s not simply that he calls a penalty, which is what he can interpret on the sphere, however that the VAR would not name him. On high of that, they inform him that I’ve my fingers like that. “It is disrespectful and unlucky to be sincere.”
However, Sevilla are non-plussed about Betis’ complaints. As per AS Diarythey see it merely as excuses. Lucien Agoume additionally spoke to the media, and for him, it was a transparent offense.
“For me it is a clear penalty. “I do not know why individuals need to begin an issue as a result of it is clear.”
Betis can complain concerning the choice, however in the end, they had been poor towards Sevilla. Over the 90 minutes, they did not create a lot of a risk, and that is one thing that Manuel Pellegrini must work on.