Lautaro Martinez’s goal during tonight’s 4-0 victory for Inter against Salernitana ought to have been invalidated, yet the VAR procedure prevented any interference.
The outcome of the match was never in doubt, with the hosts already leading 3-0 by halftime at San Siro.
Nevertheless, observations have been made regarding the legitimacy of the second goal, which Lautaro Martinez scored.
The goal was rather unusual, with Carlos Augusto providing the assist via a lengthy throw-in.
Upon reviewing the footage, it becomes apparent that Carlos Augusto had one foot off the pitch during the throw-in, constituting a foul throw that should have resulted in possession going to Salernitana instead.
Although VAR could have potentially detected the infraction, the restrictions of the protocol prohibited any intervention to annul the goal.
VAR is only permitted to intervene in very limited circumstances, such as determining if the ball exited play in the lead-up to a goal, but not in cases involving throw-ins.
Goal number 20 for Lautaro Martinez in Serie A this season, and what a way to reach the milestone 😤 pic.twitter.com/CiuD4TUqjv
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 16, 2024
👀 #InterSalernitana – #CarlosAugusto ha un piede tra linea e campo sulla rimessa laterale che porta al 2-0 di #Lautaro. Sarebbe controfallo, ma non è un episodio che rientra nel protocollo #VAR @calciomercatoit pic.twitter.com/Buc2vFMysO
— Maurizio Russo (@maugirzio_russo) February 16, 2024
Lautaro Martínez
ArgentinaThis season he played in total 6 times for 323 minutes for Champions League.
Lautaro Martínez scored 2 goals for Inter. He procured no assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 1st in Champions League. In the last match Inter won 4-0 against Salernitana.
Inter performance and stats
Inter is currently 2nd in the Champions League with 12 points.
In the last 6 games, it has won 3 times and drawn 3 times. In its last match, Inter drawn 0-0 against Real Sociedad.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 8 goals and conceding 5.
Inter will play the next match in Champions League against Atlético Madrid on Tuesday 20th of February in Milano. The prediction is Inter winning the match.
