[Handball / Penalty Kick] The referee spots the movement of a fallen player's left arm

The ball struck the arm of a defending player who had fallen to the ground. In this extremely close situation, the referee judged the handball offence accurately, making this an excellent decision. Under the Laws of the Game, when a player goes to ground, for example in a sliding tackle, and the ball touches a hand or arm placed between the body and the ground to support the body (a so-called supporting arm), it is not usually a handball offence. Here too, the Juventus player protested that the hand was being used to support the body while getting up. However, the replay shows the left arm moving towards the incoming shot. The referee did not miss that the arm moved towards the ball rather than simply supporting the body, and awarded the penalty kick. This was a reasonable and excellent decision.