Video: Italy captain Sara Gama somehow escapes red card after chest-high challenge | OneFootball

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·10 July 2022

Video: Italy captain Sara Gama somehow escapes red card after chest-high challenge

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Italy captain Sara Gama somehow escaped a red card after a high challenge during Italy’s Women’s European Championship game against France.

Italy were 5-0 down against France at the time, so the Italian captain was understandably frustrated at her team’s performance.


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Gama initially received a red-card for her challenge, but the referee decided to overturn the decision after a VAR review.

Pictures below from BBC Sport.

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Gama was nowhere near the ball and extremely high, so it was a bit of a surprise to see the referee change her mind.

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