Real Madrid has been furious about the decision not to send Carlos Romero during his clash against Espanyol, and the open man grabbed a late winner to add insult to the defeat’s injury. He preceded them to send a letter to the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Rafael Lozan, demanding a change in the referee system, which believe that it has been manipulated and corrupted in its detriment.
The letter was received with little sympathy from the rest of Spain, as was evident by the response of the president of the Jon Uriarte Sports Club. While asking questions in the presentation of the new signing Maroan Sannadi, as expected, asked about the incident.
#Athleticclub President Jon Uriarte has fired #RealComplaints about referees.
He recalled that a Tackle Dani Carvajal only saw yellow because he broke Yuri’s leg in the last game of 22-23. Yuri left, Atlético lost European football.pic.twitter.com/cnqcpotCWV
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“I will start with two anecdotes. We played at Bernabéu two seasons ago, it was LaLiga’s last day, and [Dani] Carvajal made a violent backle in Yuri [Berchiche] And he broke his fibula. We finished the game with a player less because we had no more substitutions, but the referee only showed Carvajal a yellow. “
“We were playing for European qualification, level in 1-1 and we got lost. There are specific moves that bother us all, ”Uriarte explained to Relevho.
His draw with the whites on the last day of the season led Osasuna to establish, if they had defeated Real Madrid, Athletic would have qualified for the league of the Conference on the goals difference.
“The other anecdote is that when we met in the events of the Federation, in the relaxed moments among us, practically all clubs have the feeling of being damaged [by referees]. Arbitration is a complicated task, the level does not stop improving and is being invested a lot in it and we must all collaborate together. The criticism we have is more effective if done in other forums instead of pressing the establishment of arbitraios. “