The Casilda man was shown the red card before 20 minutes into the game between the Andalusians and Linares, for Her Majesty’s contest. The referee has been the target of criticism for his previous performances, where he berated excessively.
The Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz He has been at the center of controversy since his participation in the World Cup in Qatar, until today. Claims about his performances in his last matches have been widespread and cross-sectional, alleging a “willingness for leadership” of the Valencian collegiate, who has led the Spanish first division since the 2007-2008 season and has been a FIFA referee since 2011.
His card register has skyrocketed in his later presentations. He was the target of criticism after the duel between Argentina and the Netherlands for the quarter-finals of the World Cup, in which showed 17 yellows and one red (to Dutchman Denzel Dumfries), becoming a historic World Cup record, because such a number of cards had never been shown in a match.
Lionel Messi himself was tough on Mateu after the duel that qualified them for the semi-finals: “FIFA has to think about it, they can’t put a referee like that for these instances. You cannot put a referee who is not up to the job. We were scared before the game because we knew what it was.”
On the last matchday of 2022, the referee was in the Catalan derby between Barcelona and Espanyol, with a record of 12 yellows (plus that of Xavi, the Blaugrana coach) and two reds for double blame resulting in a total of 15 displayed cards.
“He is a referee who dominates and controls the games and today he left and I told him so. He dealt useless cards, ”said Xavi Hernández, the culé coach, after the match at the Camp Nou .
This Wednesday, Mateu Lahoz added a new event to his list. He expelled Jorge Sampaoli in the 17th minute of the match between Sevilla and Linares, valid for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. The Casildense coach had protested with racist chants, insults and mockery of the local team. The judge reprimanded the former national coach and later gave him the red card, much to the chagrin of the host team’s fans.
Despite the expulsion of the coach, Sevilla had a good day as they qualified for the Round of 16, winning 5-0. The figure was the Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri, author of a hat-trick (in the 37′, 40′ and 74′). The other numerous Sevillian players were Luciano Squadrone, against (57th), and Erik Lamela (69th).
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