Referee Sandro Scharer is the subject of criticism from a lot of AC Milan fans and the players too after the decisions he made during the defeat against Bayer Leverkusen tonight.
Milan since their return to the Champions League have often been tormented and penalised by indecipherable decisions by referees and a lack of intervention from the VAR team, and it happened again tonight.
In the dying minutes Hincapie clearly stamped on Loftus-Cheek but the referee Scharer did not whistle even for a foul. The non-intervention of VAR is also inexplicable given the replays showed the stamp and that it was on the line.
Milan also had a very strong shout for a spot kick when Tammy Abraham was bundled over inside the box by Tapsoba but the on-field decision of no penalty from the Swiss referee Schärer was upheld, despite replays showing the Leverkusen defender did not get the ball and made contact with the man.
Alvaro Morata even had a half-shout when he appeared to get to a low cross and then be kicked in the back of the leg by Tah, yet nothing was given again. Tapsoba’s shove into Theo’s face also could have been a red card, yet it was just one of those nights where nothing major was given in Milan’s favour.