The next Clasico is just around the corner, so much so that we are already talking about it in Spain even though the international break has just expired. On October 25, FC Barcelona will host its hated rival Real Madrid at the Camp Nou as part of the 10e lifting of La Liga. An already decisive poster since the Merengues, after seven days of the championship, are ten points behind the Blaugrana leader.
18 days before the debates, the Spanish partisan press is having a field day, tracking down the slightest information on the long-awaited poster. And in particular the official designation of the arbitration body. If the latter has not yet fallen, the sports publication Marca believes it knows the identity of the lucky one assigned to the whistle.
Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez would thus have been retained by the Technical Committee of Referees. A well-known official of both clubs since the person concerned has already managed six La Liga Classics in his career. This results in a blithely favorable outcome for the Catalan institution.
A Barça supporter referee?
Journalist of the media mentioned, Roberto Gomez on the radio did not hesitate to describe “ bad news » this probable designation. Barça having won three of these previous six while Real barely had the last word once. A unique success that dates back to April 2016!
Last May, Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez was already in charge of the Clasico won at the Camp Nou by FC Barcelona, ​​with a 2-0 victory synonymous with the national coronation. At the time, the choice of the latter by the Technical Arbitration Committee had already been strongly criticized by Real Madrid supporters who believe that the native of the Canary Islands has been a fervent supporter of Barça since his early childhood.