Controversy Surrounding Vitor Roque’s Red Card: A Scandal of Injustice

02/07/2024 Act. at 14:42 CET

As expected, The Competition Committee has not annulled the second yellow card that Vitor Roque saw in Mendizorroza against Alavés. And he maintains the one-match ban for the red that the Brazilian saw in the Barça victory in Álava.

In the post-match report, Martínez Munuera justified the second yellow card to Vitor Roque in the following way: “In the 72nd minute the player (19) Roque Ferreira, Vitor Hugo was cautioned for the following reason: For recklessly hitting an opponent’s leg with his foot.”

A SCANDAL

It was the second card for the Brazilian who had to leave the field of play. A few minutes before, in the 67th minute, he had seen the first warning, in this case “for striking an opponent with his arm in a reckless manner.”

In the same circular, Competition has added a very long annex explaining that Barça presented a series of written and graphic evidence in which it presented its arguments about why that second card had to be removed. to his footballer. In seven extensive and developed points, the Committee explains the reasons why it rejected the appeal and maintained the red card. And, consequently, it disqualifies Roque for the next matchday, the 24th Barça-Granada in Montjuïc.

On social networks, the sanction has caused a real storm of criticism. And that very tough tackle with the studs ahead of Nacho a Portu in Girona-Real Madrid in the first round in Montilivi has come to the fore again. The Competition Committee on that occasion gave him three games. Madrid appealed and this body withdrew one of the matches. Which allowed the Madrid youth squad to play the classic in Montjuïc.

REACTION

In that sense, at the club, as expected, they do not plan to sit idly by. And they are going to appeal to the next instance, the Appeals Committee. It is considered that the fact of maintaining that second yellow card due to the clash with Rafa Marín is a scandal. And that example that we mentioned about Nacho is considered an ‘aggravating factor’ to go to the end and hope that the forward does not have to serve the suspension match and can be on the pitch on Sunday against Granada.

The body’s ruling should come out on Friday to have a final verdict.

2024-02-07 13:42:34
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