Competition will have to evaluate the wording of Pulido Santana’s report, which showed the central defender a direct red card for an excessive tackle on Portu
He could be sentenced to between 1 and 12 games, depending on the article that applies, but the referee does not use the word “violent” and it could be between 1 and 3 games.
The excessive entry from Nacho to Portu in injury time of the match between Girona and Real Madridcould lead to a sanction for the white centre-back from one to twelve games. Everything will depend on the interpretation made by the Competition Committee of the wording of Pulido Santana’s minutes. If the sanction is three games, Nacho will not be able to play in the Clásico on the 28th in Montjuic.
The Gran Canaria referee explained like this in the minutes the red card he showed to the captain of Real Madrid: “For making a tackle on an opponent with his foot in the shape of a plank, impacting his leg with the use of excessive force in the dispute for the ball. Said rival needed medical assistance on the field of play and could not continue playing due to injury, and was taken off on a stretcher.
The Committee will analyze on Wednesday the wording to impose a sanction on the Madrid playerbut everything indicates that he will not consider it a violent and will range from one to three games according to article 122: “Using a dangerous game causing damage that impairs the faculties of the offended party will be punished with a suspension of one to three games or for a period of up to one month.””. If the maximum sanction applies, whether for matches or time, Nacho will not play in the Classic.
MAXIMUM SANCTION
The sanction could be greater, from four to twelve gamesif considering that be a “violent” entry. An expression that does not appear in the drafting of the minutes to apply article 130, of “acting in a violent manner with an adversaryon the occasion of the game, causing harmful or harmful consequences that are considered serious, due to their own nature or for the inactivity that they could determine, and as long as it does not constitute a major offense, it will be sanctioned with a suspension of four to twelve games.”.
It can all depend on the scope of the injury suffered by Portu caused by the hard impact received on one of his ankles. The area is still swollen. We will have to wait for the tests to reveal the severity or not of the injury.. This factor may influence the Committee’s decision but, for now, we will have to wait for the evidence and, later, for the decision of the sanctioning body. Even so, in the best of cases they could lose three games and be left without a Classic.