Both teams protested against certain decisions of the England referee during the match.
Sevilla and Roma played in the final of the UEFA Europa League at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Wednesday. In this sense, we invite you to watch the most important decisions of the English referee Anthony Taylor in the last match of the continental tournament.
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The controversies of Seville vs. Rome with the refereeing of Anthony Taylor in the 2022-2023 Europa League final
Possible lack of Rakitic in Dybala’s goal
Paulo Dybala’s 0-1 goal was preceded by a possible foul by Cristante on Rakitic in the middle of the field. The Croatian midfielder was robbed of the ball by the “4”. giallorosso before watching Dybala beat Bono with a cross shot. The VAR assessed the play and use of Cristante’s hand to get away from Rakitic, but did not appreciate a foul.
Abraham asked for Gudelj’s punishment
At the stroke of half an hour, an evacuation by Nemanja Gudelj hit the head of Tammy Abraham near Seville. The slowness in freeing the movement of the Serbian midfielder’s leg caused him to hit the head of the England striker from Roma. Abraham needed medical attention to get back into the game, but Anthony Taylor did not see that action as a criminal offense.
Fernando’s hand was also requested in the Seville area
In the last part of regular time a cross from Nemanja Matic hit Fernando’s left hand in the Seville area. The Brazilian midfielder had slightly separated it from his body, but according to Taylor not enough to punish the action with a maximum penalty. It was the big controversy of the night.
Who is Anthony Taylor, the referee of Sevilla vs. Rome of the 2022-2023 Europa League Final
The referee, aged 44, has been international since 2013 and whistles his second game of the season in this competition after directing the return of the quarter-finals of the tie between Roma and Feyenoord. Anyway, He was responsible for six Champions League matches this season.
It is not the first time he has presided over Sevilla in a continental final: he was the referee of the 2020 European Super Cup that the Andalusians played against Bayern Munich, with a favorable result for the Bavarians. He also whistled for the people of Seville in a Basel-Sevilla (0-0) match in 2016.
This referee has also played an international final, the UEFA Nations League 2021 between Spain and France. During the crash, his assistants are the British Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. In the VAR are Stuart Attwell, also an Englishman, accompanied by Christopher Kavanagh and Bastian Dankert.
Source: Goal