The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) published this Monday the most relevant audios of the Madrid derbyplayed on Sunday at the Metropolitano, with a 1-1 draw between Athletic and real Madrid which was overshadowed by the Temporary suspension of the match due to the repeated throwing of objects at Thibaut Courtois.
Just after Eder Militao’s goal, Busquets Ferrer, the main referee, receives a lighter from Courtois, and makes a request to the fourth referee: “Send the field delegate” of Atlético de Madrid, whom he instructs: “Tell the public address system to stop throwing objects.” “Next time, I’ll put the team inside,” later warned.
But the rain of objects did not stop despite the demand of the Metropolitan public address system. The Real Madrid goalkeeper shows him the throws again, stating that you can’t play like this. At that moment, Busquets Ferrer was clear: “Can’t you play? Okay, let’s go inside.”.
It took a while for some of the protagonists to enter the locker room. The field judge previously communicated this to the Atlético de Madrid coach: “Diego, we are going to stop the game for ten minutes for the shot”to which Simeone responded with a simple “great.” For his part, Ancelotti seemed more reticent, but Busquets Ferrer had no problems convincing him: “We’ll spend ten minutes inside, Carlo”.
At the same time, the lineman spoke with Luka Modric, who was very uneasy throughout the game: “It’s protocol, Modric!”. After speaking with Carvajal and Militao, the main referee had to insist with the Croatian midfielder: “Luka! We have to go in, I’m complying with protocol”and then reiterate the situation to Julián Álvarez: “Warning once, they keep throwing objects…”
Upon returning from the locker room, Rodrigo De Paul approached Busquets Ferrer, who explained his reasons: “I collected three lighters at once”. At the Argentine’s insistence during the match, the referee was curt: “Will you play, please? Thank you.”.
In the play of Atleti’s tying goal, the lineman clearly saw the offside: “I’m going to raise it, I’m going to raise it! (the flag)”although the VAR warned: “Legal goal, legal goal number ’10”. Before the confirmation, the referee wanted to reassure the colchoneros players who surrounded him and protested with an irrefutable fact: “A machine does it, I have to wait”.
The video referee room had to intervene again moments later, after Marcos Llorente’s foul on Fran García, which the field judges considered deserved a yellow card. In the VAR, it was commented: “For me it’s red, you have to call”. Busquets Ferrer reviewed it and did not hesitate: “There is impact, heels up, I’m going to change my decision, serious rough play”and immediately afterwards, he sent off the red-and-white player.
With the final whistle, congratulations among the referees for finishing one of the most complicated matches to referee in recent years, and also, predictably, from Dani Carvajal, to whom Busquets Ferrer said goodbye with a “Thank you, Danny.”.
