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Claudio Pizarro: the controversial action he starred in with James Rodríguez [VIDEO]

Sábado 05 de Mayo del 2018

In Bayern Munich vs. Cologne, James Rodríguez fouled Claudio Pizarro in the box. The referee requested to watch the video thanks to VAR and determined that there was no foul, even though the replay seemed to indicate otherwise.

Sobre el final del partido between Bayern Munich and Cologne for the penultimate round of the Bundesliga, a controversial play involving South Americans Claudio Pizarro and James Rodríguez occurred.

The Peruvian forward positioned himself in the area to try to score a goal when the Colombian destabilized him. For the FOX Sports commentators, it was clear that it was a penalty. Pizarro also thought so.

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That's why referee Bibiana Steinhaus called for the VAR to re-watch the action. She approached the screen, but decided that there was no foul on the Peruvian. Everyone was left confused.

Cologne, already relegated in the Bundesliga, lost 3-1 to Bayern Munich. James Rodríguez scored one of the goals in the match.

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