Incident date: 2026-02-22
With the match tight late on, Parma scored through Mariano Troilo — and the goal was initially disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper. After a VAR check, the referee overturned the original call and awarded the goal, which proved decisive in Parma’s 1–0 win.
This one isn’t a “VAR missed it” story — it’s a VAR reversal that split opinion: the referee first judged it a foul in real time, then VAR convinced him the contact/positioning wasn’t enough to cancel a goal. Reuters reported the goal was ruled out and then given after a VAR review.
Decision: Goal Given after VAR.
Our Rating: 🟨 Debatable.
These goalkeeper-contact decisions often sit in the grey zone:
If the keeper is clearly impeded, it’s a foul.
If the attacker is stationary or contact is minimal and the keeper isn’t prevented from playing the ball, it can be a legal goal.
The key issue for fans is consistency: similar levels of contact get different outcomes across leagues and even week to week. The VAR process did what it’s designed to do — but the underlying interpretation remains arguable.
