Overview
- Liverpool beat Inter 1–0 after Dominik Szoboszlai converted an 88th‑minute penalty at San Siro.
- Referee Felix Zwayer initially let play continue but awarded a spot kick on VAR review for Alessandro Bastoni’s brief shirt tug on Florian Wirtz.
- Fabio Capello called the decision a scandal on television and accused Wirtz of diving.
- Italian outlets Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport condemned Zwayer, with Gazzetta alleging he favored his compatriot and reports saying club president Giuseppe Marotta complained to the referee.
- Inter players Piotr Zielinski and Henrikh Mkhitaryan described the call as a phantom penalty and warned of a poor precedent, while coach Cristian Chivu refrained from direct criticism.