The Competition Committee chastises the Verdiblanco player for saying Mateu’s expulsion was “premeditated” in Cádiz; the club is appealing the sanction.
Sergio Canaletalented footballer Real Betis footballwas penalized on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 for a criticism he made of the referee in February this year Mateu Lahoz. The punishment makes the ex’s Real Madrid miss the next four games with the set of Manuel Pellegrini.
Sergio Canales, sanctioned: why the Betis player is suspended
It all goes back to a Betis match played in October 2022, when the Sevillians faced Cádiz at the Nuevo Mirandilla. The game ended goalless and with Canales’ first suspension of his career. The referee of that match was Mateu Lahoz.
After that meeting, the Valencian referee only laid the arbitration law that the first yellow was for “making comments on arbitration decisions” and the second for “repeating his comments on arbitration decisions after being warned”.
But Canales did not forget. And a few months later, on February 18, 2023, he met Mateu Lahoz again in the match between Betis and the Valladolid at the Benito Villamarín, where the Spaniard was captain and during the draw the faces with the braids could be seen.
After that league commitment against Pucela, Canales referred to the red card Mateu had shown him in October. His words in “DAZN” They did not go unnoticed, far from it. “I was very clear that I would not speak to him, and I would not try. I said it at the time, I did not protest and I showed no disrespect. I am calm and today was different. I am the captain and I have already said that I would not talk to him because it is not appropriate. That eviction was premeditated and that is not part of it. I tried not to talk to him,” the Real Madrid ex shot.
Just over a month later, on March 29, 2023, andThe competition committee has decided penalized with 4 games Unpleasant channels for those statements about Mateu Lahoz. In addition, the player must pay a fine of 601 euros. A heavy punishment that Betis will claim.
Betis is appealing against Canales’ sanction
“Real Betis will appeal to the RFEF appeals committee against the four-match penalty imposed by the league committee on our player Sergio Canales. We are with you, Sergio,” the message read on Twitter via the club’s official account from Seville.
Which games would Canales miss?
If this is the case, Betis will not be able to count on one of their best footballers for the next four league matches: Athletic by Madrid (visitor), Cadiz (local), Spanish (local) and Osasuna (visitor). In other words, Canales will be available again for the game against the Real Society the weekend of April 26 important game in the battle to get into the Champions League next year.
Source: Goal