The tackle that provoked the indignation of Real Madrid, more than usual, could lead to reforms in the entire referee system in La Liga. Next week Los Blancos will be told exactly how to punish Carlos Romero with a yellow card instead of red, but the details have now been revealed.
Romero's Lunging Challenge was described as a scandal by Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti, and two days later Los Blancos sent a letter of four pages to the Royal Spanish football federation (RFEF) that complained about the reference system that was manipulated, corrupt and robbing of them of them. Trophies in previous years. Next week they will present a new proposal for referee in Spain.
The RFEF has promised 'structural changes', but Real Madrid did not attend the meeting with La Liga and other clubs to discuss improvements. Los Blancos has now been invited by the RFEF to listen to the audio recording between the referee and the VAR on Monday.
Cadena Cope has unveiled the content of that audio. After the challenge, referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz asked to confirm with his assistants who the Espanyol player was. Assistant Diego Sanchez Rojo advised him to send Romero, but the fourth officer told Muniz Ruiz that it would not be good contact with Mbappe. In the meantime, Var Javier Iglesias Villanueva agreed with the fourth officer, that the lack of contact meant that it should be a yellow card instead of a red, and after looking at the incident it decided that it was not clear and obvious was wrong.
It is therefore no surprise that Muniz and Iglesias have been 'in the fridge' since the incident – unofficially dropped -. In the meantime, Sanchez, the assistant who said it should be a resignation, will return this weekend to officiate Real Madrid during their trip to Osasuna.
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