Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Draw prediction Ex-referee Iturralde that Mojica from Mallorca deserved a red card in the game with Barça for a foul on Yamal or for headbutting a teammate: VAR should have intervened

A Mallorca player headbutted a teammate during the match against Barca. Barcelona defeated Mallorca (5:1) in the rescheduled match by draw predictions of the 19th round of La Liga.
In the 54th minute, with the score 1:1, Mallorca defender Joan Mojica brought down Lamin Yamal in his own penalty area. Referee Jesus Gil Manzano awarded a penalty, which was converted by Rafinha.
After the penalty was awarded, Mojica had an argument with his partner Manuel Morlanes and ended up butting his teammate.
The penalty is obvious. The defender runs after the attacker and trips him. The question is whether warning alone is enough. The defender didn`t try to play the ball, so for me it`s more of a red card than a yellow card.
And then, a player can be sent off for hitting a teammate with his head. The rules cover both head-butting and attempted head-butting. The moment at which VAR could and should have intervened. This episode seems as serious or even more serious than the previous one, " former judge Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez said on Cadena SER.
Image: Still from Movistar broadcast
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