Carlo Ancelotti insists Real Madrid’s actions were simply to seek fairness. And had no intention of pressuring the referee ahead of their game against Atletico Madrid football.
Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti insists Real Madrid are not trying to put pressure on referees. Despite the Los Blancos having complained about the refereeing throughout the week following their 1-0 defeat at Espanyol. Ahead of Saturday’s Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid. Diario AS reported on Friday.สมัคร UFABET
A meeting was held in Madrid on Thursday between La Liga, referees, representatives of La Liga and Segunda Division clubs. And the Royal Spanish Football Federation, with the main focus being on improving refereeing in the Spanish league. However, Real Madrid did not send a club representative to the meeting. Despite demanding justice and La Liga president Javier Tebas said someone in Los Blancos was losing his mind.
‘I don’t want to talk about this before such an important game. Tebas. Rest assured, nobody here is crazy. It’s just a request for explanations to change the system. From what I’ve heard, nobody is happy. They say the system is in Madrid’s favor. But when Madrid want to change, they refuse. Which surprises me a little bit.’ Ancelotti said.
The Italian coach insists
Real Madrid only asked for an explanation for not sending off Espanyol left-back Carlos Romero after a foul on Kylian Mbappe. While also confirming they have not received the VAR audio recording of the incident.
‘No, we haven’t received anything. I don’t know why they don’t want to send us the audio files. You have to ask them,’ Ancelotti said.
When asked about the suspicions raised by Spanish Football Federation president Rafael Luzan. Who said he was not sure whether Real Madrid would not be using the audio of a VAR decision for unnatural purposes. Ancelotti denied the claim.
‘There’s no such idea. We just asked for the audio file. Nothing more. Just asking for the play. It’s not like they’re giving away any big secrets. We just want to know what happened. Nothing out of the ordinary.’