Open VAR explains corner and Carlos Augusto's 'goal'

The incident occurred in the final minutes of the Milan derby at San Siro when a corner from the right was played toward the centre and Carlos Augusto touched the ball in to score the equaliser. Play, however, had been stopped after referee Doveri blew his whistle because of suspicious contact before the goal.

On Open VAR, Doveri's explanation to Inter players was broadcast: "I blew the whistle a long time ago. I blew the whistle an hour ago. You can't push, OK? You can't push (referring to Carlos Augusto pushing Saelemaekers, which is why Doveri stopped play)."

CAN member Mauro Tonolini, speaking on DAZN, said Doveri intervened preventively to avoid pushing during the corner and that the whistle came shortly after the ball was kicked. Tonolini added there is an image showing that, even without the whistle, the goal would have been disallowed because Carlos Augusto, albeit unintentionally and accidentally, hit the ball with his hand before it entered the net.

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