ISTVÁN KOVÁCS SENT CHARRÚA TO THE 'STREET' IN THE 29'
The fact that makes the expulsion of Ronald Araújo in the Barça-PSG especially striking
Published:18/04/2024 - 03:34h
Updated:18/04/2024 - 21:45h
The expulsion of Ronald Araújo in the duel between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, in addition to marking a before and after in the match, also represents a curious statistical fact in the numbers of referee István Kovács
The name of the collegiate Romanian István Kovács will remain sadly marked in the history of the FC Barcelona. The native of Carei, to his 39 years of age, went the attendant to give justice in the commitment between culés and Parisian (1-4) in the UEFA Champions League and had a performance with several debatable decisions, which could generate hours of debate.
Nevertheless, the sentence that hoarded the greater attention was the expulsion of Ronald Araújo, an unlucky action that conditioned the development of the party for the Barcelona. With a man less, the Catalan cast had to struggle against current, which finished weighing notably against of Paris Saint-Germain that knew to capitalise this numerical advantage to finish imposing with solvency in the eliminatory.
Which peculiarity had the expulsion of Ronald Araújo in the Barça-PSG?
This dictamen has been especially controversial for the István Kovács, although several referee's experts coincide in that there was not any infringement and that Bradley Barcola, the player offended, exaggerated in his fall. This is grieve the second expulsion by red direct that the Romanian stars in the UEFA Champions League, competition in which it has directed a total of 22 meetings. The first occurred in his debut in the tournament during the season 2018-19, in the party between Valencia and Young Boys, when Kovács expelled to Sékou Sanogo of the Young Boys by a very hard entrance on Francis Coquelin.
Taking into account that this judge does not be used to to show red cardboards of direct way, is surprising that have showed one with so much ease in a played so opened to the interpretation as it went it the one of the charrúa. Even, in this campaign had participated in 27 clashes in diverse competitions and had not taken out any red card. Equally, it does not leave to be very striking that have showed a second caution of this type, in this case to Xavi Hernández. A situation that to statistical level does not leave to be quite particular.
