Jesús Gil Manzano, the referee chosen by UEFA for Fiorentina-Viktoria Plzen, is a veteran of European competitions. In Spain he is not considered the best: before him there were Lahoz and Del Cierro Grande, perhaps because in La Liga he often angered the big teams. Endowed with great personality, In fact, Manzano was the first to show a red card to Leo Messi, fresh golden ball, in the final of the 2021 Spanish Super Cup won by Athletic and to concede three penalties against Real Madrid in the same match, in 2020 against Valencia. The Spanish referee, also according to former colleagues, is considered touchy but the numbers speak for him: he made his debut in La Liga at just 28 years old and shortly before turning 30 he was named international, becoming the youngest ever in his country to reach the finish line but let’s see how he fared yesterday at Franchi.
Manzano’s precedents with Fiorentina and Viktoria
The Spanish whistle has many precedents with Italian teams. The best-known match with Italian clubs in which Gil Manzano was called to play the role of referee is certainly the Derby between Inter and Milan in the last Champions League (the 2-0 of the first leg) while he had been fourth official in the Conference final in which Fiorentina lost to West Ham. The Italian team refereed the most is Milan: five matches, of which three victories and one defeat (in the aforementioned match against Inter). No precedent with Viktoria.
The referee cautioned four players
Assisted by assistants Barbero and Nevado with fourth man Munuera, Hernández al Var e Cuadra all’Avar, the referee booked 4 players, of which two from the Italian team: 36′ Ranieri (F), 37′ Chory (W), 73′ Reznik (W), 92′ N. González (F) and sent off the 66′ Cadu (V) for violent conduct. Recovery time: 2′, 6′; 2′.
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These are the doubtful episodes of Fiorentina-Viktoria. In the 36th minute, the first yellow card of the match for Ranieri of Fiorentina. The defender was naive and pushed Viktoria’s Chory to the back of the pitch. He was an avoidable mystery. A minute later Chory also received a yellow card in the same circumstance: he was booked by a booking. In the 67th minute Dodò aimed for the penalty area and was brought down by Cadu on the edge of the area. Initially Manzano draws the yellow card but the VAR calls him back and after reviewing the action at the OFR he corrects himself and expels the player. In the 93rd minute Nico Gonzalez scores the 1-0 and is booked for excessive celebration but the measure appears exaggerated.
Source: Ansa
