In the recently concluded U21 Europa League Group D match, a controversial "wrongful conviction" has caused a lot of discussion among the fans. Italy U21's Benaluca player shot the ball over the white line of the goal, but the other player's clearing action didn't attract the referee's attention. In the end, Italy U21 lost to France U21 by a score of 1-2, and this incident stimulated the UEFA to reflect on their decision to introduce VAR technology to assist referee enforcement from the eighth round of the tournament onwards.
This year's U21 UEFA Europa League was co-hosted in Romania and Georgia, and the tournament venue was not equipped with a VAR system. As a result, controversial decisions were made in the first round of group matches, which caused UEFA to pay close attention. According to Italian journalist Di Masio, UEFA is considering introducing VAR technology on a temporary basis, with the possibility of implementing it from the knockout stage of the last eight. This means that there is still the possibility of similar "wrongful convictions" in the remaining group stage matches.
