The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) lodged a complaint with authorities on Tuesday following the unauthorized release of some audio from the video referee (VAR) of Real Madrid’s controversial 3-2 win over bottom club Almeria.
In addition to the internal investigation initiated by the technical committee of the judges, the RFEF understands that it is “extremely serious that this audiovisual material was extracted” and therefore hopes that “responsibility will be established as soon as possible.”
In the statement, the organization also said it would take measures to guarantee the security of all communications so that what happened with referee Francisco Hernandez Maeso and VAR Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez does not happen again.
In the second half, in which Almeria led 2-0 thanks to goals from Larji Ramazani and Edgar Gonzalez, the “referee” turned to the VAR monitor three times to analyze three controversial situations, deciding everything in favor of the hosts. distrust and resentment of the players and technical team of Almeria.
First, it was the hand of the Brazilian Kaika that cost a penalty, allowing Carlo Antecelotti’s side to reduce the lead to 2-1, then Sergio Arribas’ goal was disallowed, which would have made the score 3-1 due to an earlier foul. Senegalese Dion Lopy and he later confirmed a goal from Vinicius Junior that would have made it 2-2 when he initially aimed for the ball.
Almeria, which lost the game with a score of 90+9, was not the only club to express outrage at the facts, which have already been commented on by representatives of other teams, including Barcelona coach Xavi.
The case attracted the attention of the Spanish media, which used expressions such as “global scandal” and “armed robbery” to comment on the “remontada”, which most national newspapers believed was carried out with the help of VAR.
With one game more, Girona are surprisingly in the lead with 52 points, one more than Real Madrid with 51, while Barcelona have just 44.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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