Pellegrini: The referee didn t have the courage to reject the penalty, but fortunately we didn t lose points.

October 6th News In the early morning of this year, Betis defeated Espanyol 2-1 in La Liga, and the team's coach Pellegrini was interviewed by the media after the game.

Pegong said: "The evaluation is very positive. This is our third game in a week. We just returned from Bulgaria and arrived on Friday afternoon. We were unable to prepare for the game. Secondly, because Espanyol was difficult to deal with at home, and had been unbeaten and scored many goals. We were at a disadvantage in the first half, and they scored a world wave. I think the second half belongs to us, and only the referee's serious mistake in the penalty kick could equalize the game. Fortunately, Paul Lopez saved the ball. It was an irrelevant ball, with pushing moves, and the game time was over. But the referees made the game complicated by themselves. Fortunately, this did not let us lose two points, and we can continue to climb the standings."

Regarding the controversial penalty, Pellegrini said: "VAR It can intervene when it wants to intervene, but it must be decided by the referee. He goes to the screen, looks at the venue and the importance of this penalty. VAR intervention is the same thing, and the referee has no courage to think that it is not a penalty kick or stick to his own decision. "

"The only person in charge is the referee. The VAR referee can call, but the other must make a decision. I don't know if the referee still has courage in the final stage of the game. I know that the game has been timed out for two minutes, and that is a forward pushing the defender's ball, a ball that has not shot at the goal at all. Compared to the general situation, such a specific event might have determined the outcome of the game. "

Pellegrini said he did not watch the penalty kick, nor did he see the subsequent save reaction of Paul Lopez: "I went back inside because they would probably send me off, and I don't want to be sent off."