"It's a collision in which the two players are moving in opposite directions and hitting each other. Both are looking for the ball, and a collision can happen. There's no foul on either the attack or the defence, and the only thing I can do is wish Loftus-Cheek a speedy recovery from his serious injury."
"Regarding the second contact, Troilo on Bartesaghi, we need to consider the dynamics. Bartesaghi doesn't actually jump and bends, so it's legal. Valenti's block is more complex, but I think it's deliberate. It may be a set piece, but we're interested in the rules: the block occurs when the corner is taken, and the Parma defender makes some movements to obstruct Maignan. According to the rules, this goal should have been disallowed."
A Saelemaekers cross was cleared and the Parma goalkeeper Corvi collided with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, leaving Loftus-Cheek requiring surgery after being stretchered off in a neck brace. Late in the match Troilo headed in a corner that initially drew a foul call for impeding Maignan, but a VAR on-field review ultimately awarded the goal. Analysis judged the Loftus-Cheek collision as mutual contesting of the ball with no clear foul. Analysis of the goal found Troilo's contact on Bartesaghi likely legal, while Valenti's blocking movements that obstructed Maignan looked deliberate and, by the rules, should have led to disallowing the goal.
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