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Julian Alvarez's penalty goal was disallowed, causing huge controversy, but slow-motion replays confirm the referee’s decision was correct—the Argentine touched the ball twice.
ulian Alvarez stepped up to take his penalty, struck the ball, and found the net. The Metropolitano erupted, thinking Atlético had taken the lead in the dramatic penalty shootout. But just moments later, the celebrations turned into disbelief as the referee disallowed the goal after a VAR review.
What happened?
The rules are clear—if a player touches the ball more than once when taking a penalty, the attempt is ruled out. And that's exactly what happened to Alvarez, who slipped at the crucial moment, making contact with the ball before striking it properly toward the goal.
A slow-motion replay confirmed the double touch, and referee Szymon Marciniak made the right call to nullify the goal. Atlético fans were outraged, but in the end, the decision was by the book.