Udinese Hold Lazio 1-1 as VAR Lets Stoppage-Time Equaliser Stand

Lazio condemned the officiating after no on-field review was ordered on a handball check for Keinan Davis’s late goal.

Overview

Matías Vecino put Lazio ahead in the 80th minute with a shot deflected in off Oumar Solet, before Keinan Davis levelled in the 96th minute.
VAR conducted a lengthy check on potential handball in the build-up but did not recommend an on-field review, so the equaliser was confirmed at full time.
Lazio players protested on the pitch after the whistle, and the club later issued a statement expressing “increasing bitterness” over what it called repeated refereeing errors.
TV analyst Luca Marelli argued the goal should have been disallowed for handball by Davis, keeping debate over the decision active.
With suspensions, injuries and AFCON absences affecting Lazio and 40-year-old Daniele Padelli deputising in goal for Udinese, the result cost Lazio two points in their push for European places.