The referee of the Madrid derby will not receive appointments in the next two rounds of La Liga

Madrid derby referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias is likely to miss the next two La Liga rounds due to decisions made during the Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid match. This is reported by Archivo VAR. The Spaniard worked in the match of the seventh round, in which Atlético won 2:1. According to the source, Ortiz Arias will remain without appointments for the next two rounds of the championship. One of the key controversial episodes was Atletico midfielder Lee Kang-in's hard foul on Federico Valverde. The technical committee of referees believes that the football player of the hosts should have received a straight red card. At the same time, the removal of the defender of Real Madrid Dean Huysen in the episode with the penalty in favor of Atlético is considered by the committee to be the right decision. It was after this removal that the hosts realized a penalty kick. Another episode featuring Jude Bellingham and Christian Romero has been deemed controversial. Initially, Ortiz Arias showed a yellow card to Bellingham, but after reviewing the VAR, he changed the decision and punished the Atletico defender with a warning. Refereeing became one of the main topics after the derby. The head coach of Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, came to the press conference with printouts of the controversial moments and stated that Atlético should have finished the match with eight men.