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atmosphere was tense as extra- eliminated from the season be

time played out. Porto was fore’s competition at the semi-final

awarded a penalty when one of stage after what was interpreted

their players was seen to have his by AS Roma as some dubious

shirt tugged in the penalty area. refereeing decisions. For the club’s

The penalty was scored placing AS billionaire owner Jim Pallotta this

Roma and their players on the was too much, forcing him to

verge of being eliminated. The explode with anger.

Roma players were incensed, as

they believed that after the referee

watched the incident on the pitch-

side monitor, that surely no

penalty would be given. Later

during the extra-time period, one

of Roma's players was seen to

have been tripped in the penalty

area. The incident was brushed

aside by both the on-field referee

and VAR. Uproar ensued with not

only the players but also the

manager, coaches, and members

of AS Roma’s staff. AS Roma was