What if the Referee Noticed Andreas Pereira Damaging Penalty Spot?

While the players from Corinthians and Palmeiras formed a ball in the small Palmeiras area, Andreas Pereira placed himself on the penalty spot. There, he damaged it, with his boot, after scoring a maximum penalty for the Corinthians team.

In the next scene, Memphis Depay ran towards the pelota, slipped and lost. But what would happen if, by chance, referee Raphael Claus or one of his assistants noticed the “trickery” of the Alviverde midfielder?

Football laws from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) determine that altering or damaging the penalty mark (punching holes, for example) constitutes unsportsmanlike behavior. The expected punishment is a yellow card.