Melero López handed neverazo as CTA admits Laporte handball error against Real Sociedad

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·15 February 2026

The Referees' Technical Committee has tacitly accepted an error over Aymeric Laporte's handball against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey.

According to Diario Vasco, the admission was indirect rather than explicit.

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The development amounts to a neverazo for the match referee, Melero López.

The committee's position concerns that specific incident during the tie.

It is, in effect, an acknowledgement that the on-field decision on the handball was wrong.

Source: Diario Vasco