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Xavi Hernández during Barça's 2023 preseason

ENRIC MASIP CHARGES AGAINST SOTO GRADO

Laporta's 'right-hand man' rages against Getafe-Barça refereeing

Published:14/08/2023 - 16:06h

Updated:14/08/2023 - 16:06h

Enric Masip, advisor to president Joan Laporta, took to his social networks to harshly criticize the performance of referee Soto Grado. The refereeing of the referee from La Rioja outraged all the Barcelonistas for the controversy of his decisions.

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The arbitration of the Soto Big no only affected to Xavi, but also to all the barcelonismo. Enric Masip, adviser of the president Joan Laporta, used his social networks to show his indignation by the work made by the judge riojano. "The of today is a shame. Those who enjoy of the good football and the show feel penalty and anger. The real time is regrettable. The absurd faults and provocadoras are constant. If this continues, will load the football. The player habilidoso will have it difficult, while the aggressive player will prevail. Like this I see it", it wrote Masip.

The Barça did not attain more than a tie in the field of the Getafe, but in the final minutes of the party, the referee no pitó a clear penal on Araujo, alleging a supposed hand of Gavi in the played previous. The players, the technical body and the fans felt that the performance permisiva of the Soto Big allowed to the directed by José Bordalás use an excessive strength to prevent that the Barcelona group developed his game.

Justo after the party, Xavi showed very critical with the arbitration and even in press conference ensured that it did not like him how passed a meeting with the referees in which it treated the subject of the arbitration for this season. It affirmed that if this is the referee's level of the League, the product remains in very bad state, rather all the contrary. The Barcelona trainer was emphatic in his criticism: "If this party is the product of the League, is a total shame. I understand that the people do not want to see the football". And it added: "The hand pitada to Gavi is entirely invented".

To Xavi and to Raphinha could fall them two parties of sanction

So much Raphinha like Xavi Hernández could confront two parties of sanction after having been expelled in the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. To the Barcelona extreme will fall him, like minimum, two parties after being expelled without that the balloon was at stake. Considering that it treats of an inherent part of the game, could be a punishment of until three meetings. In the case of Xavi, would confront to two parties of sanction by his protests.

In the case of Xavi, there is not margin of discussion, since it treats of an expulsion for protesting. The article 127 establishes a minimum of two parties of sanction. The record says textualmente: "In the minute 70, the technical Xavier Hernández Creus was expelled by the following reason: go out of his technical area with the arms in high to the zone of my fourth referee, protesting of way ostensible one of my decisions, having been warned previously by my fourth referee.