It is a subject which is clearly beginning to crystallize tensions on the other side of the Pyrenees. For months, even years now, it has been usual to see consultants and journalists from the official Real Madrid channel analyzing the referees who will direct the upcoming matches of the team from the Spanish capital. And often, it is rather negative, and the various errors unfavorable to the Madrilenians of the referee in question during previous matches of the Merengues are brought forward.
And for many supporters of rival clubs, it is a way of putting pressure on the referees for the upcoming match. And this time, before the weekend duel between the two teams, Sevilla FC decided to act. Seville thus denounced, to the Competition Committee of the Spanish Federation, a video published by Real Madrid TV in which referee Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos and his VAR assistant Pablo González Fuertes are heavily criticized.
La Liga sides with Sevilla
“Sevilla FC denounced this Saturday, through a letter addressed to the RFEF Competitions Commission, the campaign of persecution and harassment against Mr. Díaz de Mera, appointed as the main referee of the match of tomorrow between Real Madrid and Sevilla FC, as well as against Mr González Fuertes, the referee designated for VAR, through Real Madrid TV, the official television channel of Real Madrid. Sevilla FC wishes to formally denounce these events to the governing bodies of the federation, so that they can assess whether these events can be considered an infringement of the general regulations of the RFEF or any other applicable regulations. The club also wishes to reiterate its strongest condemnation of this behavior and these campaigns orchestrated to undermine the image of the refereeing profession, causing serious harm to Spanish football and calling into question the integrity of the competition.indicated the Andalusian club on Saturday.
And as the daily explains A.S., La Liga will also position itself against Real Madrid in this matter in the event that the Competition Committee decides to open an investigation. Javier Tebas will even take the cards in hand in this affair, since he too is exasperated by the videos published by Real Madrid TV. This is the first time that there has been a concrete denunciation of a club against the Madrilenians, even if, in recent months, Atlético had also spoken out publicly against the actions of its neighbor Merengue. Real Madrid is starting to alienate everyone, and sanctions could be taken by the various organizations in charge of football in Spain. Suffice to say that the shock of this Sunday evening will be followed very closely…
