The glaring errors by Muñiz Ruíz and Iglesias Villanueva in the last Espanyol-Real Madrid match will have consequences.
The two referees will pay for their mistakes in Cornellà
Unlike other occasions, the two referees will pay for their mistakes, which will not remain in limbo as is usually the case.
In a recent interview, Rafael Louzán, president of the Spanish Football Federation, made it clear to Josep Pedrerol."Florentino Pérez feels wronged by the referees, he is very insistent, he asks me to solve it and proposes resorting to English referees", he said.
The president of the Spanish Federation revealed something that deeply concerns Florentino Pérez. Also that he feels wronged by the Spanish referees, hence his proposal to turn to the Premier League.
Just a few days later, reality confirms Florentino Pérez's bad omens. Real Madrid was severely wronged in its last LaLiga match in Cornellà.
Protests from Real Madrid and reply from the Federation
There has been a protest from Real Madrid and an immediate reply from the Federation: the referee and the VAR official in that match will be punished.
And so it has been. Muñiz Ruíz and Iglesias Villanueva had been appointed for the Atlético de Madrid-Getafe Copa del Rey match taking place this Tuesday.
Both have been removed from the match and will be replaced by Cuadra Fernández and González Fuertes. Their names don't appear in the rest of the Copa del Rey quarter-final matches either.
This time yes. This time Real Madrid's complaints have been addressed by the Federation. And the punishment imposed on both officials is as much as admitting that they have made mistakes by pointing directly at them.
The two will go to the fridge
Both will spend a period in the fridge, a term familiarly known as the period of inactivity due to sanction.
The damage is done and Real Madrid is not happy about the punishment of the two referees. They would have preferred that the mistakes that led to the punishment had not occurred.
The white club is aware that for many this decision will have replied to the club's pressures. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Technical Committee of Referees has seen it as clearly as the rest of the mortals.