A dreadful refereeing performance decides the derby

Real Madrid lost at the Metropolitano in a derby marked by the poor officiating of Ortiz Arias, who failed to send off Cuti Romero in the first half for stepping on Bellingham's knee (despite reviewing the play on the monitor) and Kang-In Lee for stepping on Valverde's left ankle. Both decisions shaped the match, which was decided in the second half in favor of Atlético.

Until the 30th minute, the game had very few dangerous plays. But from that point on, controversy took over the derby. In the 35th minute, during a contested ball, Bellingham got to the ball before Cuti Romero, and the Atlético defender planted his studs into the left knee of the Madrid player. Ortiz Arias initially booked our player but was called by Trujillo Suárez to review the incident on the monitor. After watching the replay, he rescinded the card from Bellingham and issued a yellow card to the Atlético defender instead of sending him off. Nine minutes later, the referee made another crucial error by not penalizing Kang-In Lee for a challenge on Valverde, where he struck him with his studs on the left ankle. Ortiz Arias was close to the incident but did not show a red card (or even a yellow card) to the Atlético player, nor was he alerted by Trujillo Suárez on this occasion.

Penalty and Huijsen's Red Card
In the 50th minute, Ortiz Arias awarded a penalty against Huijsen for a foul on Giuliano and showed the madridista a yellow card. After being advised by Trujillo Suárez, he went to review the play on the monitor and this time decided to send off Huijsen. Grimaldo converted the penalty to make it 1-0. In the 59th minute, the score became 2-0 after a goal by J. David. In the 76th minute, Madrid had a chance to make it 2-1 with a one-on-one opportunity for Diomande against Oblak, who came out on top. However, our team did score in the 89th minute with a header from Rüdiger following a free kick taken by Bernardo. From then until the final whistle, Mourinho's side pushed for an equalizer but were unsuccessful.

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