BARÇA AND MADRID WILL REPEAT THE 2023 FINAL
The referee who will officiate the Clasico of the Super Cup final between Barça and Madrid
Published:12/01/2024 - 19:05h
Updated:12/01/2024 - 19:05h
The RFEF has decided to bet on an experienced referee to officiate next Sunday's Barça-Madrid match in Saudi Arabia, also accompanying him from the VAR of another referee well known to Barça and Merengues
The Real Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF) gave to know this Friday the referee's designations for the final of the Supercopa of Spain and Juan Martínez Munuera will be the main referee in the party that will begin this Sunday 14 January to the 20:00 hours. The Valencian referee will be at the top of the Classical second of the season and in one that besides will decide the first title of the course for any of the two teams.
For the Spanish referee will be his Classical chamber. The first experience for him arrived in the 2020-2021, with triumph by 1-3 for the Real Madrid. The second, also in League, with Barcelona victory (0-4), in the course 2021-2022; and the most recent has been in the turn of the semifinal of the Glass of the King of the past year, in which they imposed the whites by 0-4 in the Spotify Camp Nou. Besides, it will be his second meeting of Supercopa after having directed the duel of semifinals between the merengues and the Athletic Club (1-2) in 2021.
Antecedents very similar for Barça and Madrid
In total, Martínez Munuera has pitado to the Barça in 34 occasions, with a balance of 23 victories, six ties and five defeats, included these two mentioned in front of the Madrid. However, the merengues lead the classification of teams to which more has arbitrated in First Division thanks to a party more: 35 occasions with 21 victories, seven ties and seven defeats for the group madridista.
The referee's team of the final will complete it Mario Melero López, as fourth referee, beside Diego Barber Seville and Miguel Martínez Munuera like assistants of band and Iker Of Francisco Grijalba and Francisco Hernández Maeso like assistants of the VAR, confirmed the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) of the Spanish Federation of Football (RFEF).