“I saw the Betis-Rayo action. The CTA said it was an expulsion. There is not much to talk about. We hope the CTA can explain it well and make it clear what play it is.” That explanation from Cholo Simeone at a press conference after the game against Barcelona is the one that increases the indignation after the expulsion of Gerard Martín for a tackle that Busquets Ferrer ended up rectifying and left it yellow after the intervention of the VAR.
The play that the rojiblanco coach alluded to belongs to the matchday 25 of LaLiga Ea Sports, specifically to the match between Betis and Rayo Vallecano. On that occasion, Valentín Gómez’s stomp was not sanctioned with a red card and the CTA, in its now famous “Review Time”, recognized the error.
The Betis-Rayo play that Simeone clings to
That play is what caused the message on Atlético’s social networks, which once again used its profile to raise its voice in the face of the controversial referee decisions.