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Feb 2025
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Atalanta Penalty Scandal: The Worst Deci...

The Italian Football Podcast
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After Club Brugge 2-1 Atalanta following a scandalous penalty decision by referee  Halil Umut Meler at the death of the Champions League first leg playoff, Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese try to make sense of what could be the worst refereeing decision in the UCL since VAR was introduced.

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