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Giovani Lo Celso Should Have Gotten Red Card for Azpilicueta Stamp, VAR HQ Say

Bleacher Report | February 22, 2020

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VAR HQ admitted to making a mistake in failing to send off Tottenham Hotspur's Giovani Lo Celso in their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.

Lo Celso escaped sanction despite a lengthy review of an incident in which he stamped on Cesar Azpilicueta's leg early in the second half:

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VAR have admitted that Giovani Lo Celso should have been sent off for this tackle on Cesar Azpilicueta ud83dudc40 Nothing was given after the initial VAR review ud83eudd28 #CHETOT https://t.co/xxIiFOWOah

Stockley Park informed broadcasters BT Sport they should have issued the Spurs midfielder a red card later on in the game, per presenter Jake Humphrey:

Jake Humphrey @mrjakehumphrey

BREAKING: We have been speaking to Stockley Park who have admitted they got the decision wrong and Lo Celso should have been sent off.

See full article at Bleacher Report