Xavi Hernandez (44 years old) was sent off at Atlético-Barça (0-3) for the second time in this 2023-24 League, having debuted with a red card on the first day at Getafe (0-0). The Rioja referee then showed it to him Cesar Soto Grade after persistent protests to his fourth referee, the man from Almeria Pablo Morales Moreno (29 years). And this time the fight also included the fourth referee, the Murcian Juan Antonio Campos Salinas (34 years old), which motivated the Murcian as well José María Sánchez Martínez to get rid of him. Too much Morales Moreno as Salt Fields They refereed games against Barça Atlètic in previous seasons with performances without notable incidents.
In the Metropolitano, the sequence of the second yellow Xavicaptured by Movistar, began with an observation from the coach to the fourth official about something that happened on the pitch: a foul called Gundogan despite holding the ball. It wasn’t an angry reaction or a scream, but it was saying something remotely incomprehensible that made him react. Salt Fields immediately: “Take it off, take it off, get out the door,” he said to Sánchez Martínez of penguins. And the main referee shows the race the second yellow and the red. “I didn’t say anything, I didn’t say anything,” he told her. Xavi in Sánchez Martínez, too late to avoid expulsion. And then he addressed the fourth referee: “What did I tell you? What did I tell you?” And he went to the locker room.
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In the minutes you can read the following: “In the 42nd minute the technician Xavier Hernandez Creus He was sent off for the following reason: For making technical observations on one of my decisions, shouting, making gestures of disrespect and after being previously warned by the 4th referee. : “In the 41st minute the coach Xavier Hernandez Creus He was reprimanded for the following reason: For making technical observations on one of my decisions.” If Barça wants to appeal, one thing is clear; on the second yellow card there was no shout, but a comment .
That first red card at Getafe was due to the following reason according to the minutes: “In the 70th minute the coach Xavier Hernandez Creus He was sent off for the following reason: Left his technical area with his arms raised towards my 4th referee’s area, pretending to protest one of my decisions, having previously been warned by my 4th -4 referees. “When he was ejected, he remained at the entrance to the locker room tunnel and the field delegate had to be warned to eject him.”
Salt Fields He has refereed three games against Barça Atlètic in the last five seasons in the Primera RFEF and scored in two of them. Ronald Araujo (2-2 against Valencia Mestalla in 2018-19 and 2-0 against Espanyol in 2019-20). Last season he led the 1-1 in Castellón, with the reds Alejo Indias and Alpha Diounkouone per team.
Source: La Verdad

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