Nicola Rizzoli admits he got Gabi handball penalty decision wrong

Nicola Rizzoli admits he got Gabi handball penalty decision wrong

Referee Nicola Rizzoli said in an interview with Radio Anch'lo Sport that with the help of technology he would have taken a different decision at the end of Barcelona's defeat by Atletico Madrid, when Gabi handled the ball inside the penalty area in the Champions League. 

In quotes regaled by journalist Tancredi Palmeri on his twitter account, the referee said: "Unfortunately the defender's feet were outside the area and I was tricked. With technology in football the error wouldn't have happened. I was doing good work until the 93rd minute." 

He doesn't think the game would be slowed down too much. "It's a question of seconds, with the help of technology we could arrive at a more precise verdict," he said.