Neither Pere Milla nor Edinson Cavani are the scorers. Nor the newcomer Jorge Almirón. Nor is it always the protagonist Gennaro Gattuso. The main hero of Valencia-Elche was Pulido Santana, the official of the duel.. Unfortunately for everyone, it’s a first for him. As usual, when a referee is the protagonist of the match, it’s because of a bad decision. Or for a few.
In the Pulido Santana example, one was enough, but large. Unprofessional. Elche’s reaction to Nico Fernández’s failure to cancel his goal after failing to enforce the advantage law is as pompous as it is questionable. In line with what the owner had already asserted, no level of noise came from the club. Christian Bragnik Thursday’s appearance. There was understanding even in the face of error. It was also explicitly wanted to highlight the enormity of the failure and the discomfort created in the locker room. With all this, the entity decided to turn the other cheek after so much inconvenience due to an arbitration decision against it.
Pere Milla, at the bottom of the field, was the first to do this and perhaps the most understanding. “She had a face like a bitch. It tasted bad to him because he knew it was the law of advantage. You know you’re wrong. Referees are people, not machines,” he said. An attitude far from the warm response he gave over his personal social networks when he did not hesitate to show his discomfort from home for the refereeing in the Barcelona match. Two goals boosted his morale.
In the press room, Jorge Almirón also did not want to add fuel to the fire. Pulido confirmed that Santana apologized to his players for the mistake, but did not deviate from the scenario set by the club. Not one word louder than the other: “An experienced referee should let this game go on. We leave with a sense of injustice. It hurt us. I understand the explanations but this is professional football and we play a lot.
Speaking in a mixed space, Diego González and Tete Morente were also more complacent than polite. “They took away a goal that was on target and we were hurt for that part,” said the guard. “We should have finished 2-3. I don’t want them to betray us, but I don’t want them to take it from us,” he said.
The club added a new one to its message of surprise through its official channels. In the first place, it was tweeted along with a picture of Nico Fernández surprised to see how his first goal as a franchiverde was cancelled. At the end of the meeting, the same line continued: “We did and we will do it again. Nothing can happen with us. Always Elche ».
Obviously, the correction position adopted by the club has gotten out of control in terms of the environment. Neither the fans nor the different media understood what was happening. And not just in Elche, but throughout the country. Screams erupted in the face of an incomprehensible decision that deprived the people of Elche of the option to defend their first victory on the course at the last minute..