The game that changed De Burgos Bengoechea’s life

Tomorrow Richard Burgos He will whistle his third clásico, the second in just two and a half months after the final of the Spanish Super Cup final. If the appointment in Saudi Arabia is important, this Sunday’s clash at Camp Nou is even more important because it will decide the League. To which the existing environment generated by the case is added Negreira which places the arbitral body at the center of attention.

And all this responsibility depends Richard Burgos, Primera referee since 2015 and international since January 1, 2018 when he took over the position left by the current VAR director due to his retirement; Clos Gomez. Two years earlier, at the age of 30, he attended the CORE course for young referees with the most projections.

There were two life-changing events in just one year. First, the arrival in the presidency of the CTA of Luis Medina Cantalejo, who trusted a new batch of referees where they are, in addition to the Basque international; collegiates like Munuera Montero, Figueroa Vázquez and contrasted as Sánchez Martínez or Gil Manzano.

Impeccable tension management in Villamarín

And second, and no less important, the Sevillian derby of the round of 16 Ricardo whistled on January 16 of last year at the Villamarín Stadium. A derby that the referee decided to suspend after the attack suffered by Joan Jordan after 39 minutes of the match by a bar of about 50 centimeters

The management that day took Burgos, and under a very tense atmosphere, it was perfect. Without losing his temper, he perfectly applied the protocol and adopted a decision as complicated as suspending the rivalry of the eternal rival. The meeting ended in playing the next day behind closed doors at the Verdiblanco stadium. A match that De Burgos also whistled after the CTA received authorization from FIFA because the referee was summoned during those days for a course in the United Arab Emirates for the World Cup in Qatar and where he was summoned as a VAR referee.

Since then the leap in quality of Burgos Bengoechea This is evident and reaffirmed this season. First of the Spanish League appointments where, in addition to this first classic league, Betis-Barcelona on matchday 17 (1-2), Valencia-Barcelona on matchday 12 (0-1), Sevilla – Atlético de Madrid on matchday seven (0-2) or Atlético de Madrid – Villarreal on the second day of the match (0-2). In the Cup, he was in charge of directing the Osasuna-Sevilla quarterfinal match on January 25, which was decided 2-1 for Navarrese in extra time. A growth that can also be seen in Europe where it begins to participate more regularly in club competitions. Until now his role is more testimonial. This season he has whistled three matches in the Europa League (Lazio-Feyenoord in the groups, Union Berlin-Ajax in the intermediate round and Dudelange-Malmoe in the qualifying round), as well as in one Conference match (Cologne-Partizan ), and another. qualifying for the Champions League.

Fourteen games directed at the League and four penalties awarded

Until now Richard Burgos He whistled 14 games this season in the First Division League where he showed 63 yellow cards (4.50 per game) and 6 red cards (0.43 per game). On four occasions he signaled the penalty spot, which is an average of 0.29 per game. He called a total of 282 fouls in all these matches, an average of 20.14 per game. Tomorrow he faces another game that could mark his arbitration career. He was called to lead the arbitration and the vacancy left by referees like Del Cerro or Mateu Lahoz when they retire in the coming seasons.