Controverse is never too far away in Spanish football, and the newest big subject is surrounding referees. This was achieved by Real Madrid, who sent a strong letter to the Spanish football federation earlier this week on the back of their controversial defeat against Espanyol last weekend.
Real Madrid was furious about the decision not to send Carlos Romero for a strong challenge on Kylian Mbappe, and their anger multiplied ten times when the Espanyol defender scored the winning goal in the Frontstadion stage. Ultimately, this provided the last and the club's statement.
Many people have had their control over the issue, and according to MD, Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo was also asked for his reaction when he spoke with the media prior to the Copa del Rey Quarterfinal Terge against Getafe on Tuesday. He insisted that the biggest problem is with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology, even more than the referees themselves.
“Everything is conditional. Referees always have controversies. Everything is conditioned in this life, but today we played a very important game and we are here to play with Getafe, not to talk about the referees. Moreover, the problem is the VAR. '
Cerezo has been regularly pronounced against VAR for the past 12-18 months, so it is no surprise that he has taken this attitude. Real Madrid does not like technology at this stage, since they believe it could not correct the decision on the Yellow Card field for Romero.
It will be very interesting to see how this issue will progress in the coming weeks. There has been an important response from all the neighborhoods of Spanish football to this recent issue, and there is no doubt that referees will remain a hot -top of conversation for many years.
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