Minute 93 in New Mirandilla. Nico Williams He starts from the left and launches himself against the three defenders of Cádiz. They took the ball from him inside the area and the action seemed to come to nothing. But Fali He brought his elbow out to walk and planted it in the attacker’s face. Athletic, which remains lying on the grass. He stood in disbelief. Busquets Ferrerfield referee, no one sees. From Cerro Grande He does not consider it sufficient to order a punishment and does not warn him. Just keep going.
An action that does not account for the poor performance of the lions in the lands of Cadiz. Nor will it be synonymous with victory or adding another two points to their locker as penalties have to be converted and the Athletic He missed the last two he threw League. But at least that’s a possibility From Cerro Grande disagreed from the VOR room.
Valverdewho did not usually enter the referee’s fields, was quite blunt in the press room of New Mirandilla. He called it an “absurd move” because “Nico He no longer has the ball” in his possession. “I don’t know why the player elbowed him, I don’t understand. If the ball is in play, a player enters the area and elbows… I don’t like to talk about these things, but I don’t know why it hasn’t been pointed out,” said the Gasteiztarra coach.
That was the first time Busquets Ferrera rookie in the category, directed an official match to Athletic. Seniority is a matter of From Cerro Grande, retired last summer as a field referee, although he continues with the team in support roles from VAR. The man from Madrid has whistled for the Bilbao squad 43 times throughout his career, alone Barça He did it on more occasions (44).
This is not the first time that the Madrid native has adopted a controversial decision in the interest of those Athletic in recent years. He went viral in 2021-22 for the explanation he offered on the same lawn, with his elbows outstretched, to avoid pointing out another maximum penalty favorable to the people of Bilbao during his visit to Villarreal. Aurier he cut with his arm, in a typical Zamora style, a throw of Purify. The hill He did not see it, he was called to go to the monitor and he remained firm in his decision not to point out anything. The play in question had 0-0 on the scoreboard and the match ended 1-1 in The ceramic.
But the opportunity is more. Who was in VAR that day and sent off The hill to watch a play? Estrada Fernandez. The braid, in his case completely removed, spoke on Sunday through social networks when he saw the blow of Fali in Nico Williams: “If there is no contention for the ball, there is nothing about carelessness. Red and penalty.” For the Catalan, this would be an action classified as violent behavior. Of course, audios with VAR will not be made public, because Busquets Ferrer was not asked to go to the screen of New Mirandilla.
Source: La Verdad
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