Cesar Soto and Busquets Ferrer are candidates for Sunday’s El Clásico match
Spanish reports revealed, on Thursday, the referees nominated to officiate the El Clásico match, next Sunday, in the Spanish League.
Real Madrid will host Barcelona at its home stadium, the Santiago Bernabéu, in the El Clásico match, as part of the matches of the tenth round of the Spanish League.
Real Madrid occupies the top spot in the league with 24. point, while Barcelona ranks second with 22 points. The newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” reported today, Thursday, that the referees’ committee will announce at four o’clock in the afternoon, “local time.” The team of referees charged with managing the match.
According to the newspaper, the committee headed by Fran Soto, former referee Fernando Teixeira Vitenes, and coach Gregorio Manzano, will choose the referees for a Clásico match for the first time after her appointment.
It was revealed. The newspaper reported on the two referees nominated to officiate the match; The first is veteran Cesar Soto Grado, who is spending his final season in the Spanish League after turning 45 years old last June 17.
This will be his second Clásico match in his career, after his first appearance in the biggest match in the Spanish League on April 21, 2024, which Real Madrid won. 3-2.
The match witnessed a goal that was not awarded, scored by Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal, due to the VAR not confirming the scoring of the goal.
Soto Grado previously managed 22 matches for Real Madrid, of which the team won 14, drew 6, and suffered only two defeats, while He officiated 14 matches for Barcelona, of which the Catalan team won 6, drew 3, and suffered 5 defeats.
The second referee is Mateo Busquets Ferrer, who represents the future of Spanish arbitration, and he previously managed during the current season Barcelona’s match against Rayo Vallecano, which ended in a positive draw with one goal each. Team.
He has never managed any match for Real Madrid, and if he is chosen to manage El Clásico, it will be the first match of its kind managed by the 31-year-old referee. The referee previously officiated a wonderful match in the Madrid derby last season between Real and Atletico Madrid.
The newspaper also mentioned a third referee nominated to officiate the match, Martinez Munuera, while Jesus Gil Manzano, Sanchez Martinez, and Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez were excluded from the nominations. Hernandez was excluded after he recently officiated two matches for Barcelona during the current season, and he also officiated the last Clásico last season at Montjuïc Stadium, which ended with Barcelona’s victory.
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