In a recreation crammed with controversy, Actual Madrid hosted Atletico Madrid in Matchday 23 of the 2024-25 La Liga season. Following the match, coaches Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone reacted to the controversial penalty awarded to the away facet.
The Madrid derby was not only a fierce rivalry but in addition a pivotal match for each groups to say the highest spot in La Liga. Nevertheless, the opening objective sparked one more controversial referee choice involving Los Blancos.
Within the thirtieth minute, Javi Galan delivered a cross that resulted in a shot off-target from Pablo Barrios. Previous to the shot, Samuel Lino tried to intercept the cross however was stomped on by Aurelien Tchouameni. Whereas referee Cesar Soto Grado initially waved play on, the VAR intervened, and after a three-minute assessment, he awarded the penalty, which Julian Alvarez transformed with ease.
Diego Simeone, the primary coach to reply, was requested concerning the penalty and supplied an sincere take. “There’s been the identical penalty within the afternoon recreation between (Athletic) Bilbao and Girona. The referee had the same state of affairs, the VAR referred to as, it was fairly comparable. The referee took it one of the best ways doable, along with his personal standards… He did an accurate match,” the Atletico Madrid coach mentioned within the put up match press convention.
Carlo Ancelotti, when requested concerning the penalty, was reluctant to remark. “No, no, move,” he mentioned. When pressed for a motive, he added, “I don’t wish to. Easy as that.” Regardless of his preliminary reluctance, Ancelotti was additional questioned about Lino’s conduct, because the Atletico Madrid participant had stayed on the ground for a minute after the stomp:
“The VAR referred to as the penalty, not the referee as a result of he was very near the motion. The identical occurred, an analogous stomp for Bilbao in opposition to Girona. I believe that is one thing individuals in soccer don’t perceive… As I mentioned, I don’t wish to dive on to an argument that’s already this huge” he ended.
Controversial referee calls in opposition to Actual Madrid proceed
The continued rigidity between Actual Madrid and refereeing selections reached a turning level final week when Kylian Mbappe was tackled from behind, and regardless of the severity of the problem, no pink card was awarded. Actual Madrid subsequently filed a proper grievance concerning the incident.
This was adopted by public feedback from La Liga president Javier Tebas and Ancelotti within the pre-match press convention, which fueled hypothesis over whether or not Actual Madrid can be impacted of their subsequent recreation in opposition to Atletico Madrid. At this time’s episode solely added to the controversy surrounding the group.
When requested whether or not his statements about Tebas might need influenced the referee’s choice, Ancelotti supplied a candid response: “I don’t know. I actually don’t know.” With this newest incident, it appears the saga is way from over.
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