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Kwadwo Asamoah saved by VAR in Inter Milan Coppa Italia elimination

February 1, 2019 11:09 AM

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) helped a referee to rescind a red card decision against Ghanaian winger back Kwadwo Asamoah when Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw, before they were knocked out on penalties at the San Siro in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia on Thursday.

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Kwadwo Asamoah went for a tackle which seemingly looked very dangerous and he had the red card flashed at him, but the decision was rescinded after the referee consulted the VAR for clarity.

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The referee after the benefit of VAR changed his mind and handed the 30-year-old Ghanaian player a yellow card.

In the game, Lazio beat Inter Milan in a penalty shootout to set up a two-legged Coppa Italia semi-final with AC Milan.

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha saved spot-kicks from Inter's Lautaro Martinez and Radja Nainggolan before ex-Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva scored the winning penalty in a 4-3 victory

It had finished 1-1 after extra-time after Ciro Immobile linked up with Felipe Caicedo to put Lazio ahead.

But Mauro Icardi's 125th-minute penalty for Inter took the game to a shootout.

Lazio's Riza Durmisi had his effort saved by Samir Handanovic, but Immobile, Marco Parolo, Franceso Acerbi and Lucas all scored to take Lazio into the final four.