Al -Malab newspaper – Itorling Gonzalez, the former Spanish referee, explained the validity of the decisions taken by the referee Mario Millero during the Barcelona and Rio Vicano match in the Spanish League competition “La Liga” for the 2024-25 season.
The Barcelona and Rio Vicano match, which ended with the victory of the Blaugrana with a clean goal at the “Montguek” stadium, witnessed a great arbitration controversy, after it canceled a goal in favor of the Madrid team by a decision of the referee and video technology.
Before the end of the first half, Rayo Vicano managed to equal the result through his player Jorge de Frotus, but the referee canceled the goal due to illegal intervention from his teammate Randy Nitika on Barcelona defender Einigo Martinez; But the decision angered Rayo and the technical staff, considering that friction was not impressive enough to cancel the goal.
Gonzales explains the reason for canceling the controversial goal of Rayo Vicano against Barcelona
Speaking on the Spanish radio “Cadena Sir”, the arbitration expert, Iteoredi Gonzalez, explained that the decision was true, where he said: “The intervention was clear, Nitika did not allow Enigu Martinez to continue his movement, and this is considered an obstruction, as soon as the lifting of the assistant judgment was his banner, it was not there. The need to go to review the shot, because the assistant and the VAR agreed on the decision. “
The arbitration controversy was not limited to the canceled goal, as the meeting witnessed two cases of controversy over two penalty kicks, the Blaugrana got a penalty in a shot that the referee did not see at the beginning, but after reviewing the VAR he decided to calculate it, and it was successfully recorded by Robert Levandowski.
On the other hand, Rayo Vicano called for a penalty kick in favor of Abdel -Mumin Suleiman after contacting Hector Fort, which Iteorld Gonzalez considered an arbitration error, as he stressed that the two kicks should have been calculated by the same standard and said: “What the Spanish Union for arbitration says is that if the ball is in a situation My offensive, a penalty should be calculated … for me, both cases were worth the kick. “
This victory raised the Catalan club’s balance to 51 points, to take the lead, beating Real Madrid by goal difference and direct confrontations, while Atletico Madrid came third with a single point difference; On the other hand, Rayo Vicano remained in sixth place with 35 points.
In recent weeks, the League is witnessing many controversial events, as the objections to the arbitration decisions have exacerbated, especially by Real Madrid, the Royal Club complained about more than one occasion of arbitration, especially after drawing against Espanyol and Osasuna, where he saw that some decisions came against him Clearly, which led him to accuse the rulers of bias.
