Diego Simeone on Gerard Martin red card decision: ‘There’s not a lot to say, they got it wrong’
Diego Simeone on Gerard Martin red card decision: ‘There’s not a lot to say, they got it wrong’ Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has told the media that the referee’s decision not to send off Gerard Martin during their 2-1 defeat against Barcelona was incorrect. Los Rojiblancos put in a stirring performance down to ten men, but eventually fell short due to a late Robert Lewandowski goal. The flashpoint issue of the encounter was the rescinded red card for Gerard Martin following a VAR review.
Simeone was convinced the Blaugrana defender should have been dismissed. “They told me, and I saw the Betis-Rayo, and the CTA said it was a sending off. There’s not a lot to say, he gets there late, he steps on his full ankle.
We’ll see if the CTA go back it. The thing is clear. ” “They haven’t been detrimental to me.
They got it wrong. Just as managers do, players do. Did you see it or not [the Betis-Rayo]?
Did you see it or not? Well it’s clear. ” Asked what he was discussing with the referee at half-time, Simeone revealed it was related to the decision to upgrade Nicolas Gonzalez’s second yellow to a red card.