It seems that the penalty awarded by the referee in the "derby" of the capital between Atletico Madrid and its guest Real Madrid will be the focus of the press in Spain in the coming days, not only because the winning goal came from it, but also because the decision to calculate it was controversial.
In the 39th minute of the first half of the match, the Brazilian striker Mateos Konya broke into the "Royal" penalty area, but the Spanish defender Jesus Viego trampled the Brazilian striker's foot so that the referee awarded a penalty kick.
However, Perez Borrell, an arbitration expert on Spanish radio station Marca, confirmed that referee Cesar Soto Grado's decision was wrong.
And Borrell continued, "It is not a penalty, and the step is not clear or sufficient to go to the mouse and review the shot, the docking is not strong, the error is not violent in order to drop it to the ground."
He explained that "Kunya did not have any opportunity to reach the ball and was heading to it and not possessing it when Viego reached him."
Borrell understands the reasons for calling the referee "the mouse" and asking the main referee Soto Grado to review the shot on the screen, but insisted that "the foul does not rise to the level of a penalty".
The "Rojiblancos" settled the derby with a clean goal, scored by Belgian Yannick Carrasco from a penalty kick, and Atleti raised its score to 64 points in fourth place, 17 points behind the Royal Club, which was crowned earlier in the League title.