Controversial expulsion of Correa: Gil Manzano's 'help' for Madrid was not enough

There is not derbi Madrilenian without controversy and has remained checked by enésima time. This Saturday, in the tie 1-1 between Real Madrid and Athletic of Madrid, Gil Manzano went back to be leading by an action more than questionable that finish benefiting to the ones of Carlo Ancelotti shortly after the hour of party in Santiago Bernabéu, although they did not know to take advantage of it in a party in which they were excessively 'atascados' and without tarpaulin in the last metres.

When it ran the minute 64 in the electronic, Ángel Correa propinó a codazo to Antonio Rudiger in the middle of a kickoff of band and the referee did not doubt in showing him the red cardboard 19 minutes after having ingresado to the terrain of game to substitute to Pablo Neighbourhoods. In the Athletic the indignation was maximum, because they did not explain the decision of Gil Manzano, especially because it was being a very controlled party in which they were committing very few faults and the respect was maximum between the two rivals.

The decision has been extremely controversial because, although it can justify a yellow cardboard, that have commanded it to the street results excessive. Gil Manzano understands that Correa was with a lot of strength until the central of the Real Madrid and the VAR did not finish taking part, mainly because in this type of actions what measures is the intensity of the codazo to the rival and the only able to decide it is the referee.

The played has caused the absolute indignation by part of the Athletic of Madrid, his trainer and fans, that have not taken in reacting. On foot of field, the 'Cholo' Simeone demanded that it was not just the expulsion and did refencia to the difference of height between Correa and Rudiger, that in his opinion played a key paper in the action by which his footballer was expelled.

Complaints and indignation

When it finish the party, the Athletic of Madrid published a tweet that has not happened unobserved and that it is an authentic complaint by the referee's decision that 'prejudiced' to the ones of Simeone, although few minutes afterwards advanced in the marker by means of a goal of Giménez. "At all new in the Bernabéu", wrote, followed of the statements of several protagonists in the party.

Giménez said that "I was far, do not see it well. They commented me that it could have reviewed and was not for red. There are people to judge it, neither want to me put. I follow with my work, have to devote me to hit him to the ball", whereas Savic stood out that "the previous day to me threw me red and there was a played the same of the Seville and did not go it. We want a juster football and expect that it was like this".