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Chaos in LaLiga, Real Madrid was warned on “forgiven” red card to Rodrygo

A controversial chat between the referee Soto Grado and Nacho was caught by DAZN cameras

By Mario Perez

Spanish refereeing was again subject of controversy after a polemic video shown by DAZN.
Spanish refereeing was again subject of controversy after a polemic video shown by DAZN.
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Spanish refereeing was subject of controversy again in the last few hours after several weeks of crossed accusations of favorable decisions between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, which irremediable continued after a viral clip of images recorded by the DAZN cameras showing a polemic conversation between the referees and the Real Madrid players during their away game against Las Palmas in the twenty-first of the 2023/2024 La Liga season.

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The game, which fueled the polemic towards the Spanish refereeing after a play in the fifth minute of the clash where Rodrygo Goes was involved in a potential aggression to Alvaro Valles which wasn’t sanctioned by the referee of the game, the Riojan 43-year-old Cesar Soto Grado

The action was highly commented by Spanish media as a play deserving a red card instead of the yellow one shown by the referee, a theory that was confirmed by the referee himself on the clip shown by DAZN. In it, Soto Grado is speaking with Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernandez about the action, with a clear message from the referee.

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The images have fueled the tension between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid

"Nothing, he's saying that you're giving him a card for the push," Nacho explains to the referee. "Very clear, it's a red card," Soto Grado replies to Nacho, to the disbelief of the Real Madrid player. "But that's because... but it's just.... How can it be red?" he asks again. The images have only fueled the tension between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid on Spanish conditioned refereeing and it surely will be continued in the next few months.


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