The controversial action between Claudio Echeverry and Jules Koundé continues to give a lot to talk about. The play of the indignation for the culé parish and that led to the fourth defeat of the season in the League for Barcelona, it has been the last straw regarding the perspective of the club in all its levels and the figure of the referee of the match, César Soto Grado. The Riojan, field referee in Montilivi, is the referee with whom the culés have the worst percentage of defeats of this entire century.
Soto Grado, in the culé spotlight
He stumble in Montilivi It was not just another defeat, it was a turning point that we will see how it affects the whole of Flick between now and the end of the season. After lose the lead of the championship ten days later, the second defeat in the last five games has triggered a small crisis that comes preceded by the defeat received in the Metropolitan just four days before.
A change in trend in recent weeks that was negatively consummated with Fran Beltrán’s goal and that controversial play which most likely should have ended with the intervention of OUR for that obvious foul by the Argentine on the French side. An action that both Michel and the protagonist himself after the match They did not hesitate to recognize that it was a mistake.
After confirming the Blaugrana defeat, Soto Grado has become part of the ‘black list’ of the culé team, becoming from this day the referee with whom worst baggage The Catalan entity has so far in the 21st century. With the Riojan, Barça has lost seven of the 15 games which he has directed as main referee. That is, a 47% defeatsbeing, by far, the referee with whom Barça has the worst percentage of victories and the highest percentage of defeats.
The referee of the last two defeats in the Classics
In a time in general terms in which the culé dominance over Real Madrid is evident according to the latest classics, in the last two culé defeats against the eternal rival, both had a common pattern and it is that Soto Grado it was him arbitrator field. In this season’s league match (2-1), the man from Rioja was the one who signaled the penalty in favor of Real Madrid that would end in the error from Mbappé.
He was also the referee who directed the match that ended with the Madrid victory in the duel two seasons ago (3-2) and that served to put the League title on a plate for Real Madrid thanks to the goal of Jude Bellingham in the discount. This season was also the arbitrator of the culé victory in the first round of the Cup against Guadalajara.
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