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Cucurella protests Vinicius red card during Real Madrid-Villarreal match
Real Madrid played Villarreal at the Bernabéu on Saturday.
In the 73rd minute, Vinicius scored, but referee Isidro Díaz de Mera reviewed the play on VAR and disallowed the goal.
He then sent Vinicius off for pulling Saliba’s hair.
Vinicius protested, and teammates took him away from the referee.
Marc Cucurella also complained to the fourth official, saying that he expected the same red-card decision if someone pulled his hair.
The incident drew attention to the referee’s use of VAR and the consequences of the dismissal.
The match account gives no further details about a possible suspension or what happens next.
Marc Cucurella was shown on DAZN protesting the red card given to Vinicius during Real Madrid’s match against Villarreal.
Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera sent Vinicius off after a VAR review of an incident involving a pull of Saliba’s hair.
The referee also disallowed Vinicius’s goal.
The incident took place in the 73rd minute at the Bernabéu on Saturday.
Cucurella told an official that players should also receive a red card if someone pulled a hair on his head.
- Who
- Marc Cucurella protested the decision; Vinicius was sent off.
- What
- The referee disallowed Vinicius’s goal and showed him a red card after a VAR review of an incident involving Saliba’s hair.
- When
- In the 73rd minute of the match, played on Saturday.
- Where
- At the Bernabéu, during Real Madrid’s match against Villarreal.
- Why
- Cucurella objected to the red card given to Vinicius.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I hope... I hope that if they touch a hair on my head, you give them a red card. You go to VAR.
Referee Isidro Díaz de Mera reviewed the incident involving Vinicius and Saliba on VAR, disallowed Vinicius’s goal and sent him off.
Cucurella was captured by DAZN complaining to the fourth official about the red card.
- Match
- Real Madrid vs Villarreal
- Venue
- Bernabéu
- Incident time
- 73rd minute
- Referee
- Isidro Díaz de Mera
- VAR decision
- Vinicius’s goal was disallowed and he received a red card
- Quoted protest
- If they touch a hair on my head, you give them a red card.
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