In the first round of La Liga, Real Madrid drew 1-1 against Mallorca away from home. After the match, Real Madrid TV strongly questioned the referee’s performance, believing that referee Soto Grado and VAR assistant referee Iglesias Villanueva made at least eight obvious mistakes during the match, which seriously affected the outcome of the game.
Here are the specific mistakes pointed out by Real Madrid TV:
In the 5th minute: Samu Costa’s foul on Vinicius Jr. was not called. Costa kicked Vinicius Jr. with his studs on the leg, and should have been shown a yellow card. However, the referee not only failed to book him, but didn’t even blow the whistle for the foul.
A few minutes later, Mbappe was pulled down, and Maffeo tripped Mbappe as he was breaking into the Mallorca penalty area. Real Madrid believed that this action should have been awarded a penalty.
In the 10th minute, Vinicius Jr. was criticized by the referee for seeking support from the fans, but Real Madrid TV believes that Vinicius Jr.’s actions were not inappropriate.
In the 24th minute: Maffeo fouled Vinicius Jr. again, but the referee ignored it.
In the 43rd minute: Maffeo stepped on Vinicius Jr., and the referee only showed him a yellow card. Real Madrid TV believes this was a red card offense, and called for VAR intervention.
In the 71st minute: Militao was pulled down by Maffeo during a free kick, affecting his shot, but the referee didn’t take any action.
Also, in the match, Valverde was stepped on by Samu Costa during a scramble for the ball, and the referee still did not make a judgment.
Finally, in the 91st minute: Maffeo was suspected of handballing to block Rodrigo’s shot, and this potential penalty opportunity was overlooked by the referee.
Real Madrid TV believes these mistakes seriously harmed Real Madrid’s interests, and called for La Liga to strengthen supervision of refereeing quality. These controversial judgments not only affected the fairness of the match, but also cost Real Madrid 2 points.
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