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Should Juventus player McKennie award a penalty? Two former Serie A referees have different opinions

8:15pm, 9 May 2025Football

May 5th In the 35th round of Serie A, Juventus drew 1-1 away with Bologna. A controversial penalty in the game sparked different views from two former Serie A referees. In the 30th minute of the game, Bologna player Fruelle was knocked down by McKenny from behind when he received the ball in the penalty area, but the referee did not award a penalty. Regarding previous referee Marelli, "In my opinion, this is a penalty kick. McKennie could not touch the ball at all, he only kicked Frewer's left leg. He tried to grab the ball, but he didn't touch the ball."

But another former referee, Calvarez, had a different view: "McKennie and Frewer both tried to grab the ball, but neither succeeded. Frewer opened his legs not to get the ball (this is different from McKennie), but to get the opponent to kick himself and fall to the ground. Although there was physical contact between the two sides, there was no foul in my opinion."

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