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The penalty he took, which was scrutinized for a potential double touch, remains a topic of discussion. “It all happened very quickly,” Alvarez explained. “At the time, I didn’t feel it was two touches, and if it was, it’s very difficult to perceive because, with the boots, the contact isn’t something I felt. In the cameras afterward, in the videos, it looks like something very fine, very delicate, to the point that, even now, many of us are unsure if it was two touches or not. The decision was made quickly, and well, it ended there. Honestly, it was a shame. We had done a great phase, and we could have won there in the penalty shoot-out. Something like that really frustrates you.”
“At that moment, I just thought: ‘Uhh, I slipped, but well, it was a goal,’” said Alvarez. “I celebrated it and that was it. Also, I hadn’t seen that the opponents had noticed or started protesting. They did later, but I couldn’t go and tell the referee anything if I didn’t even know if it was two touches or not. I wasn’t sure, so I thought: ‘Well, if they check the VAR, they’ll decide based on what they see.’ In the end, I didn’t know it was so subtle, so unclear. If it was two touches, they’d see it; if it was one, they’d see it. It’s very fine, and we all have the same doubt.”