The decision to invalidate the penalty taken by Julián Álvarez in the decisive shootout that faced Atlético and Real Madrid is being examined from all points of view and angles. Even, some have come to punish him and put him in the fridge falsely, when what he had was an injury that prevented him from being able to accompany Szymon Marciniak in the VAR room.
We are talking about Tomasz Kwiatkowski, the Polish referee who forms an arbitration couple with his compatriot since 2022, the first in the VAR and the famous referee on the green. The couple jumped through the air in the Europa League match between Tottenham and Eintracht… because of an injury and not because of any punishment, as it was said.
The best proof that there has been no penalty for what was decided in the Metropolitano is that FIFA has decided that one and the other, that is, the main referee and the VAR, form a couple in the Club World Cup. As MARCA has been able to know, there has been no punishment whatsoever on the Polish duo.
It would not be surprising either that they were seen by some of the continental finals next May, but what no one doubts is that both one and the other will be in the North American appointment next summer, since they have the full confidence of both UEFA and FIFA.
Kwiatkowski’s injury, not punishment
It is important to note that Kwiatkowski’s absence from recent matches was due to an injury, not a punishment for his decision in the Atlético-Real Madrid match.
FIFA’s decision to include Marciniak and Kwiatkowski in the Club World Cup is a sign of their confidence in the Polish duo. Despite the controversy surrounding the penalty decision, FIFA clearly believes that they are among the best referees in the world.
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