In the 96th minute, a penalty is awarded to Inter: Thuram is brought down in the box by Valdepeñas, who grabs him by the neck, no longer paying attention to the ball. The incident was analyzed by Luca Marelli, who gave a detailed comment.

“The penalty is correct, it’s true that Thuram also holds on, but Valdenpenas completely loses contact with the ball and focuses only on holding Thuram. The ball would have arrived in that area, by the way. The penalty is correct in any case. In my opinion, there is also a yellow card because of the holding,” Marelli stated.

According to the analysis, therefore, the penalty is to be considered fair despite Thuram’s behavior, because the opposing defender had already abandoned any contest for the ball, focusing exclusively on blocking the Inter striker.

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