The decisions of Melero López, under the magnifying glass.
Mario Melero López has had a lot of work in the first part of the competition he will face, on the roof of Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid with Getafe for the fourth day of LaLiga 2023-2024. In this sense, it is worth taking a look at the main arbitration controversies of the game taking place in the Spanish capital.
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Rüdiger is saved from expulsion due to a tackle on Borja Mayoral and possible penalty kicks on Bellingham
The first controversy arose about twenty minutes into the first half, when Bellingham fell into the penalty area, believed to have been brought down by Carles Aleñá. Melero López did not hesitate and scored a penalty for Madrid, but the VAR called to review the action and the referee reversed his decision. The ex from Barcelona does not touch the English international, who was already cleaning the ground before contact with the azulón player.
A few minutes later, there was another situation in the Getafe area, also starring the former Borussia Dortmund player. This time the action was not judged, but it may have looked more like a penalty than the previous play with Aleñá.
About the end of the first half, Antonio Rüdiger freed himselfor the ejection for a tackle on Borja Mayoral, with the German scraping the striker’s right leg with the heels of his boot. It was a very risky move due to the carelessness of the Real Madrid defender, who was lucky (like Mayoral) not to have seriously hurt the Getafe player.
It should be noted that in the first half there was a situation that Real Madrid protested. A play where David Soria leaves the area and goes for a ball that ends up hitting his arm. He could have been sent off if the VAR came to assess the game, but an earlier offside left the maneuver in vain.
In the second half, Madrid leveled thanks to Joselu’s goal from a corner. And although the former Espanyol seemed to be offside in the previous action, when Modric sent the outside of his foot to the center, the VAR validated the 1-1 despite the protest of the azulones.
Source: Goal