Morata's Rant About Julián Álvarez's Penalty, Against UEFA and Real Madrid

One of the controversial issues that still continues to be talked about is the canceled penalty for Julián Álvarez. The '19' of Atlético de Madrid was one of those chosen to take a shot in the penalty shootout... but he made a double touch that did not go unnoticed by the match referees.

His shot, despite having entered Thibaut Courtois's goal, was ultimately canceled. Atlético de Madrid fans express their discontent, even today, on social media and "threaten" to take action if the club doesn't. One of the latest to comment on this situation is really linked to the red-and-white team.

Due to the international break, Álvaro Morata has given an interview to Cadena SER in which multiple topics were discussed... such as the controversy directly related to the canceled penalty for Julián Álvarez. The former Atlético striker makes it clear that "I don't think anyone has seen it clearly".

"In the end, it's something that... I don't even want to imagine if I were on that team", says an Álvaro Morata who would have been "two weeks staring at the ceiling" wondering about the double touch in the penalty. He also points out that "it's not clear in any image," contradicting the official version that UEFA published in a special official statement.

Absolute Sincerity

"In Julián's, you can't see if it changes direction or not", justifies the former Atlético de Madrid striker. "In the end, it's a penalty shootout, another decisive moment, and what would it have been if it hadn't been like that", asks the Madrid youth player, now in Turkish Galatasaray.

While it is true that "these are things that this sport has", Álvaro Morata defends his opinion: "I don't think it was two touches" in Julián Álvarez's penalty. He also advocates for a rule change in which FIFA, IFAB, and UEFA would already be working as a result of that situation and the controversy derived against Real Madrid.

"I would change it because I think in a match of this importance it should be like in the Euros and World Cups, where the ball has a sensor" to detect that double touch. The Spanish footballer hints that "I think it's not that difficult with the technology we have today", but it is precisely that technology that issued the final verdict.

Because the meticulous VAR review of all penalty shots allowed the detection of Julián Álvarez's double touch and gave enough reasons for Szymon Marciniak to cancel the goal. These words from Morata, in the middle of the international break, add more debate to a controversy that Real Madrid is trying to forget definitively.