Italy U21s were robbed not once by twice in their European Championship opener against France in Romania after a last-minute equaliser was missed by the officials – despite clearly crossing the line. There is no VAR at the tournament, which is also being staged in Georgia, and the decision not to implement video technology has now come back to haunt UEFA, who will be faced with fierce scrutiny following the incident which caused immediate outrage on the pitch.
Italy were left to lick their wounds as their players exploded at the officials at the full-time whistle as they clearly felt as though they had done enough to salvage a point.
As the ball was hoisted into the box in the final minutes of stoppage time, Inter Milan star Raoul Bellanova climbed highest to head the ball back across goal towards the far corner.
The ball then bounced off the inside of the post and was bundled away from behind the line by France defender Castello Lukeba.
To make matters worse, it appeared Lukeba used his arm to hack the ball away from goal before Les Bleus cleared their lines.
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