The arbitration in LaLiga has gone back to be object of controversy in the Day 26. In this occasion, the distinguished referee is Guillermo Squares Fernández, the one who went the main judge in the party between the Real Betis and the Athletic Club, and starred a quite peculiar action that resulted in the expulsion of Nico Williams in the minute 40.
The right extreme received his second yellow card of the day after applauding of ironic way a decision of the referee, which was registered in the record by the Madrilenian referee of the following way: "In the minute 40 the player (11) Nicholas Williams Arthuer was admonished by the following reason: Applaud in clear attitude of mofa one of my decisions". Added to this action, the '11' of the bilbaínos already had received a previous caution for demolishing to Nabil Fekir. All this derived in his expulsion, which will leave him out of the next clash of LaLiga against the FC Barcelona.
'Vini Jr.' It starred a similar action and did not finish admonished
However, this has not been the reason of greater controversy, since the expulsion could be object of debate because of the reasons exposed previously. Nevertheless, what has caused more stir between the users of the social network 'X' (ancient Twitter) is the fact that it establish a comparison with a similar action starred by Vinicius Junior during the party between the Real Madrid and the Almería (4-2) of the past season, on 29 April 2023.
In that occasion, also with Guillermo Squares Fernández like main referee, the '7' merengue received a yellow card in the minute 36 for protesting angrily afterwards that no will sanction him an infringement. Later, the carioca applauded of ironic form the action, and the referee overlooked the sucedido, showing a clear inconsistencia in the referee's criterion or, in his defect, a remarkable disparity in the form to judge to the footballers.