Antonio Jesus Mateu LahozValencian collegiate, will referee this coming Monday at Camp Nou (21 hours) the match corresponding to 28th day of the League between FC Barcelona and Girona. The Catalan rivalry will count VAR referee in James James Latrefrom the Aragonese College.
Veteran Mateu Lahoz, one of the least liked referees in the Barça dressing room in history, despite the fact that he disallowed a legal goal on the last day of the 2013-14 League that could have given Barça the title, directed three months ago at the Camp Nou a controversial derby between Barça and Espanyol, which ended 1-1. After pointing out Marcos Alonso’s penalty for stepping on Joselu in the 70th minute, he showed a carousel of cards that led him to beat his own league record of 12 in a Sevilla-Atlético game (0-1 in January 2019), which amounted to 16 yellows and two consequent reds for double reprimands.
Of the total of 18 cards shown (16 yellow and two red), 11 were from the 74th minute onwards in a more hectic end to the game. Of the eight yellow cards seen by the culés players and another one by coach Xavi Hernández on the bench, seven were due to protests.
International at the World Cup, where Argentine Leo Messi blames FIFA for his appointment, recalling the previous episodes when he was still playing for Barça, Mateu Lahoz has not set foot in the FC Barcelona stadium since December 31 last year for the Catalan derby, which it costs a refrigerator later from the Technical Committee of Referees.
In addition, this season Sevilla-Barcelona whistled, which ended in a 0-3 victory for Barca. They have whistled for FC Barcelona 48 times so far, with a record of 32 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. Barça’s last defeat in an international referee occurred on October 27, 2021, when Barça fell at the Vallecas Stadium against Rayo, Ronald Koeman’s last game in charge of the Barça team.
This is the first time Mateu Lahoz has whistled for Girona this season. He has managed the Montilivi team only three times, twice in the Cup and once in the League, since February 16, 2018, when Girona beat Leganés 3-0.
Source: La Verdad
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