races referees In most cases, they pass without a word in their favor and they’re done. Fields always turn against him but sometimes it happens Nice exceptions like what happened in Sadar after finishing Osasuna 3 – 1 Almería refereed by Mateu Lahoz. One of the most important and high-profile referees in Spanish football paid a moment of silence at the end of the match.
Possible target in VAR
‘rojillo’ players formed a corridor for Mateu Lahoz, who will stop dispensing justice on the field after 15 seasons. It will be his last match as a referee in the First Division. 46 years old, an age when he continued directing thanks to an exemption from his own group. However, according to Marca, the international referee will not leave the entire swap, he will continue as a member of the VAR. The aim is for Carlos del Cerro Grande, 47, to follow the same path..
While the decision has yet to be made official, footage like the one in Sadar shows that Mateu Lahoz’s final matches will be a farewell tour to Spanish arenas. A generational change is taking place from the CTA that will affect one of the most well-known ‘brains’ introduced by Spanish arbitration. Brazil 2016 Olympic Games, Eurocopa 2020 or Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 World Cups.
World Cup controversy
In the last World Cup event, Lahoz led the Netherlands – Argentina quarter-finals, which ended with 18 cards. This created quite a stir, which ended with Mateu’s performance in Qatar, where he was one of the contenders to run the final, along with his usual tandem: Pau Cebrián and Roberto Díaz. Another controversial episode this season lived in Cádiz-Betis, When you fire Canales in just 15 seconds He received two yellow cards in a row for “protesting their decision”.
Arbitration in Saudi Arabia
As explained in El Larguero de la Cadena Ser, the Verdiblanco midfielder told Valencian: “If I can’t speak, then don’t ask me about personal matters anymore.” If there’s one thing Mateu has characterized over his 15 seasons, it’s the long conversations he has with the players, even on topics that have nothing to do with the game. According to the Var environment, the referee does not like the destination very much. and he could even listen to an offer from another league he had refereed many times before.
For example, in March, Mateu Lahoz whistled for the Saudi Arabian football league classic. duel thatThey faced Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr and Al Ittihad teams. On Arab soil, the Spanish referee has already ruled the final. King’s Cup In the 2021/2022 season, in addition to the two games in 2018 and 2019, the referee, who will leave the fields of LaLiga, is currently the director. Greece and Azerbaijan.