UEFA chief clarifies controversy around Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury during Euro 2016 final
Cristiano Ronaldo‘s injury during the Euro 2016 final was accidental , according to UEFA chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collinaccidental.
Payet was accused of intentionally harming Portugal Captain in the first half of the game, which forced Real Madrid star out of the pitch.
UEFA chief clarifies controversy around Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury during Euro 2016 final
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However, Pierluigi Collina agreed it was foul, but Payet was not trying to harm his knee.
“The entry of Payet, it was a foul,” the former leading referee told Gazzetta dello Sport. “He deserved a yellow? It is debatable, but the dynamic of the battle – knee to knee – it was accidental.
“It is an unfortunate episode. Payet did not want to hurt him.”
Euro 2016 was an overall good event from the referees point of view and hasn’t seen any big controversy.
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“We received so many compliments, for example, the words of praise expressed by leading coaches like [Alex] Ferguson and [Arsene] Wenger,” he said, before explaining that officials were given breakdowns of teams’ expected tactical approaches to help with their game management.
“We introduced an important innovation: to know the schemes of the teams and the technical characteristics of the players, which is critical to predict situations that might otherwise take you by surprise – a condition that often leads to error.
“On this point, we have made a quantum leap thanks to two match analysts, Cristiano Ciardelli and Gianvito Piglionico, both coaches with UEFA A Licenses. Each nation that qualified for Euro 2016 was studied in detail.”
“[Among] the total of 205, there were only nine yellows for dissent and one for simulation,” he added. “And again, one direct red in France v Ireland due to a clear goal chance denied. It means that we thought of play and very little of anything else. Even dangerous interventions have been minimal.”