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THE NARRATOR HAS HAD TO APOLOGIZE

The mention of Madrid's 'thefts' during the Barça-Getafe match that has gone viral

Published:26/02/2024 - 00:12h

Updated:26/02/2024 - 01:49h

The name of Jorge Baravalle has recently resonated among Real Madrid fans. The reason? His accusations against the club and the alleged refereeing preferences in his favor, comments for which he later had to retract

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The journalist of 'ESPN', Jorge Baravalle, starred a quite peculiar scene during the transmission of the commitment between the FC Barcelona and the Getafe CF (4-0) corresponding to the Day 26 of LaLiga EA Sports. During the duel, to the minute 31, after a played of Joãor Cancel that it resulted in a discussed infringement by part of the Portuguese and caused desazón in the present public in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys to the referee Moving away Muñiz Ruiz, Baravalle made a pair of comments that apparently were not very received by the followers of the Real Madrid.

The commentator began saying that "there is a lot of susceptibility with the arbitrations. In Barcelona... From some failures in favour of the Real Madrid... Thing that is true". However, the comment that generated the environment of desazón was when it affirmed: "The Real Madrid has been historically favoured by the referees". This indictment has been considered grave by diverse sectors, given the nature of the affirmation and the presumptive controversial situations in which it has seen involved the white picture recently.

Baravalle Issued a communiqué to clear the sucedido

The indictment has had a significant scope, what carried to the commentator to issue a public communiqué through his social networks to clear his words and withdraw the indictments against the square of Chamartín. "As a result of a comment poured by my person in the transmission of the meeting between Barcelona and Getafe want to clear that they treated of words strictly linked with analysis futbolístico, that include the referee's performances, and that by no means my intention was the one to implant some suspicion. In fact, when going back to listen the fragment, as a result of the repercussions that generated , remains clear that it is a comment 'futbolero' and no with the intention to generate a controversy", began saying.

Later, the journalist went out in defence of his professional path: "Work like journalist does more than 20 years and never had a problem by my statements. In the day in day out of the Argentinian football am very critical of the arbitrations in my country, and in spite of this always was very respected by the judges of Argentina by my respectful criticism and without double senses", commented.

The commentator took advantage of to excuse by his statements

Next, the statement looked for to wash the image of both parts that could see affected by these indictments, so much the Real Madrid as 'ESPN', the chain of television that served like half to transmit said statements. "In any moment wanted to mark the honorabilidad of an institution like the Real Madrid neither generate him a problem to the signal 'ESPN', by where issued my comments", signalled.

To finalise, Jorge Baravalle expressed his weigh by the sucedido and offered his sincerer apologies. "I apologise if my words generated annoyances because they never had this intention. They were part of a comment strictly futbolístico, in which they are included the arbitrations. My form to work and think always was and is with the respect that deserve all the actors that form part of the football", concluded.

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