🎥 CTA backs Munuera, Atleti jokes about it on social media | OneFootball

The Technical Committee of Referees has spoken out about the controversial sending-off of Fede Valverde in the Madrid derby after a challenge on Alex Baena.

On its program 'Review Time', it backed José Luis Munuera Montero, who sent off the Uruguayan on the grounds that in the incident his only intention was to bring him down and, to do so, he went in on Baena from behind with excessive force.

'Review Time' did not comment on the possible penalty by Dani Carvajal on Marcos Llorente, which the red-and-white club has complained about even from its social media profiles. 

According to Marca, José Luis Munuera's refereeing in the derby has satisfied the CTA, which does not understand the complaints from either team after the final whistle. 

Atlético's response on X

"After two days in which the machine has focused on a play that has now been upheld, one question comes to mind: How can a derby end with only two fouls? We explain it in detail in our 'Review Time'," the red-and-white club said before breaking down, one by one, the derby incidents in which they feel they were hard done by.

"We hope the machine has time to analyze all these incidents and clear up our doubts. Thank you for your cooperation! (It's clear that we don't know how to do it ourselves)," they conclude ironically.

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