Matarazzo voices anger over refereeing in La Real’s last three matches | OneFootball

Pellegrino Matarazzo has voiced his anger at recent officiating, arguing La Real have been hurt by three key calls across their last three matches. He highlighted a pattern he considers damaging to his team.

He was sent off against Espanyol, and was booked versus Atlético de Madrid for protesting after being prevented from making a double substitution at the same time. According to Diario Vasco, he has now detailed the incidents he believes went against his side.

La Real beat Elche despite Jon Martín’s straight red for a contentious handball. They were then held 0-0 by Celta at home after a penalty appeal for Gonçalo Guedes, following Álvaro Núñez’s grab from the floor, was waved away. In the 0-3 defeat to Atlético, Ochieng was penalised for handball.

Matarazzo maintains the ball struck Ochieng’s thigh before his arm, that the arm was not raised and that the player tried to pull it away, so he says the decision was wrong and arrived at a decisive moment. Diego Simeone described the call as a bizarre decision that benefited Atlético.

Summing up, Matarazzo stressed these are important points. He also criticised his team after Grimaldo converted the penalty, saying they must be more solid because two further goals were conceded too easily.

Source: Diario Vasco

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