uventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon questioned the character
of referee Michael Oliver for awarding the late penalty that
knocked his club out of the Champions League quarterfinals
on Wednesday night.
The Italian side had erased a three-goal deficit from the first
leg against Real Madrid and the game was headed to extra
time until Medhi Benatia brought down Lucas Vazquez, who
just had goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to beat near the six-yard
box.
Buffon was sent off for protesting the decision in the face of
the English referee, and Cristiano Ronaldo converted the
penalty in the 98th minute to put his side through 4-3 on
aggregate.
Buffon said Oliver should not have given the penalty so late in
the game if it wasn't absolutely clear, and according to the
legendary goalkeeper, "it was a tenth of a penalty."
"I know the referee saw what he saw, but it was certainly a
dubious incident. Not clear-cut," Buffon told Mediaset after the
game. "And a dubious incident at the 93rd minute when we
had a clear penalty denied in the first leg, you cannot award
that at this point.
"The team gave its all, but a human being cannot destroy
dreams like that at the end of an extraordinary comeback on a
dubious situation.
"Clearly you cannot have a heart in your chest, but a garbage
bin. On top of that, if you don't have the character to walk on
a pitch like this in a stadium like this, you can sit in the stands
with your wife, your kids, drinking your Sprite and eating
crisps.
"You cannot ruin the dreams of a team. I could've told the
referee anything at that moment, but he had to understand the
degree of the disaster he was creating. If you can't handle the
pressure and have the courage to make a decision, then you
should just sit in the stands and eat your crisps."
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli had called for the addition
of video assistant referees and faulted UEFA for assigning
referees who "are against Italian clubs."
But Buffon said it wasn't a matter of having VAR or extra
officials, but about the referees recognising game situations.
"It's an issue of sensitivity," he said. "It means you don't
know where you are, what teams are facing off, what players
are involved. It means you've understood absolutely s---.
"It disappointed me to leave the boys with 10 men, but I said
objectively Real Madrid deserved the victory, we shake their
hands and move on."
Juventus will now focus on holding on to their slim lead over
Napoli in Serie A, and Buffon issued a warning for the clubs
remaining on their fixture list.
"We will be furious when stepping on to the pitch in Serie A
this weekend," he said. "Furious."
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buffon thinks refereeing decisions are made based on emotions.... a foul is a foul

preciousosas1:
buffon thinks refereeing decisions are made based on emotions.... a foul is a foul

in a match like thatthe ref was bad?