This Saturday's derby (21:00) that will take place at the Alfredo Di Stéfano will be refereed by Mateu Lahoz. The Technical Committee of Referees has decided to appoint one of his best braids for a derby that could be decisive for the course of the competition. Since Atlético, first, takes six points to Real Madrid, fourth. A distance that could increase to nine points if Simeone's are imposed on Zidane's or that the whites could cut and put the competition even more red-hot.
Mateu Lahoz is a great acquaintance for both hobbies. The Valencian has been designated in up to 44 games for the rojiblancos and in 40 for the madridistas. As for the matches that Atlético has called, they ended with 23 victories in favor, 11 draws and ten defeats. Madrid has better balance with him on the green. On 28 occasions they won the victory, on five they were in a draw and on seven they were not victorious. In addition, Mateu has awarded more penalties in favor of the whites (8), than the rojiblancos (5). And the madridistas have seen fewer reds (2) than their neighbors (3).
Sixth derby for Mateu. The first was in the 2010-11 season, with the Whites' victory 2-0. In the same season, he would whistle the quarterfinals of the Cup, which was also favorable for Concha Espina's (3-1). In 11-12 the 4-1 of the 14th of the League would whistle at the Bernabéu. Atlético won a derby with Mateu on the field for the first time in 13-14, it was 0-1 in the seventh league match. And it would be repeated for 1-2 the following season. The last derby whistled by him would be tied at two in the round of 16 of the Cup at 14-15.
The Galician Iglesias Villanueva will be in the VAR. Referee retired from the pitch a couple of seasons ago, but since then he has only performed video refereeing functions in the VOR room in Las Rozas.
Appointments for matchday 13
Valladolid – Osasuna (Friday, 21:00)
Referee: Cordero Vega
VAR: Alberola Rojas
Valencia-Athletic (Saturday, 14:00)
Referee: Del Cerro Grande
VAR: Munuera Montero
Getafe-Seville (Saturday, 16:15)
Referee: Martínez Munuera
VAR: Hernández Hernández
Huesca-Alavés (Saturday, 18:30)
Referee: Melero López
VAR: Figuero Vázquez
Real Madrid-Atlético (Saturday, 21:00)
Referee: Mateu Lahoz
VAR: Iglesias Villanueva
Real Sociedad-Eibar (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.)
Referee: Díaz De Mera Escuderos
VAR: González González
Betis-Villarreal (Sunday, 16:15)
Referee: Pizarro Gómez
VAR: Sánchez Martínez
Elche-Granada (Sunday, 18:30)
Referee: González Fuertes
VAR: Medié Jiménez
Barcelona-Levante (Sunday, 21:00)
Referee: De Burgos Bengoetxea
VAR: Jaime Latre
Celta-Cádiz (Monday, 21:00)
Referee: Cuadra Fernández
VAR: Gil Manzano