Del Cerro unleashes the first fire of the course

“Sounding: it’s not a penalty”

Since the arrival of Luis Medina, the message has been clear. Penalties should not be awarded. Although they are sanctioned on the field, the VAR must intervene to correct the error. It is not true that it has been said that if there is contact, the VAR should not intervene and have to uphold the decision of the field referee. That has been the first arbitration lever for this season and, seen what was seen yesterday, it has failed. Papu Gómez’s contact with Moncayola exists, but it is insufficient to sanction the maximum penalty. Let’s think that the referees, like the teams, are adjusting their gears, because the two referees from yesterday are international, one of the best, and that mistake can only be the result of a bad start.

By Martínez Montoro, the ABC referee