Red card for Tomor in Empoli-Milan, here's why VAR didn't intervene

Empoli-Milan will be a match that will be discussed for a long time due to the events that occurred during the match, which both teams ended with 10 players. The Milanese are angry with the fact that they lost Tomori in the second half with a red card, as the action that led to his removal from the field was an offside position for Empoli.

But what happened?

Empoli attack and Colombo is served in a suspected offside position. The striker Paireto and the winger allow the play to continue as often happens in the VAR era and if Colombo were to score, the goal could have been disallowed for offside if verified by VAR.

But Tomori changes the dynamic by fouling Colombo and Paireto punishes him with a second yellow card, deserved for the type of tackle. The Milan player protested at length, requesting VAR intervention as he thought the striker was in an offside position.

But unfortunately for him, the VAR rule does not allow for an intervention to cancel a yellow card, after he was punished with one and then received a red card. The fact that the action started in an offside position has no influence on this decision. Thus, this strange aspect of the game's rules caused Tomori to end the match prematurely and Milan was left with 10 men.