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Real Madrid added three points on their journey to face Celta de Vigo in Balaidos, winning 3-1, but the Whites returned to the Spanish capital worried about refereeing after Mario Melero López’s performance.
There was no feeling of outrage among the players as they still managed to get the victory. However, there was a sense of disbelief at some points during and after the match.
Melero López is a name that brings back unhappy memories in Real Madrid circles, as it was the VAR assistant who uttered the famous words of “all ok, José Luis” – “all good, José Luis”, in English – in the first season in which VAR was used when discussing a possible penalty to Vinicius.
This weekend he was the man in the middle and Real Madrid were upset by a free kick given to Luka Modric in the second half when the midfielder made a pass to Lucas Vázquez and was later sanctioned for colliding with an opponent in the follow-up. , he is even shown a yellow card.
In the referee report it was said that Modric had been “reckless”, but the player did not agree and neither did Real Madrid managers.
That free kick was about to equalize Celta de Vigo, as Iago Aspas hit the post with his attempt when the score was 2-1 at that point in the match.
That is why Real Madrid distrusts arbitration and is not happy to have lost two points on Saturday for what it considers a clear refereeing error.
There was also an incident in the first half when Fede Valverde was pushed while running on the wings, but Melero López did not yield anything and neither did his assistant, who was a few centimeters away. This was protested by Zinedine Zidane.
Real Madrid also did not understand a handball given against Vinicius when he appeared to steal the ball legally, launching a counterattack.
These three decisions have stayed with Real Madrid, even when they return home with a victory.
It is also worrying for Los Blancos the fact that since October 24 they have not had a penalty in LaLiga Santander.
Controversy in the two previous days
There is an important context for this suspicion, which is the fact that Real Madrid was not happy with the decisions made in the two previous LaLiga Santander games.
Against Atlético de Madrid two days ago, they felt they should have had a penalty for a hand from Felipe. The referee that day was Alejandro Hernández Hernández and he even went to check the VAR monitor, but he did not give a penalty.
Last week they also claimed a penalty for a foul by Sergio Ramos against Elche.
That didn’t happen and means 22 games have now gone by without a penalty in league action. This is of concern to Los Blancos as they approach the commercial end of the season.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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