Motta trolled VAR and Juventus player after funny incident in RB Leipzig match
The second round of the Champions League stage gave us an emotional match in Leipzig between RB Leipzig and Juventus. Despite the suspension, the Bianconeri managed to take three points from Germany thanks to a double by Dušan Vlahović and a goal by Francisco Conceição. It was the latter episode that went viral on the internet.
Details: While celebrating Juventus‘ third goal, visitors’ defender Federico Gatti accidentally hit his manager Thiago Motta in the forehead and the Turin head coach joked about it in a press conference, saying that VAR should have removed Gatti from the pitch.
Quote: ‘It was Gatti's elbow. If VAR had been there, it would have been an obvious red card. However, today it is better not to touch the VAR,’ Motta joked at the press conference.
Reminder: Earlier, Juventus forward Arkadiusz Milik underwent another knee surgery, and so far the return of the Pole, who had a previous injury only recently, has been delayed.
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