A sanction match for Saúl and Hermoso … that they will not comply

The Federation has made public the sanctions of the day 38 and in them appear two Atlético footballers, who saw the yellow with which they completed the suspension cycle: Saúl and Hermoso. However, neither one nor the other will have to fulfill that punishment match, as explained by the Disciplinary Code. The penalties for accumulating cautions do not carry over from one season to the next.

The yellow ones, in fact, were almost a surprise. In the celebration of 1-2 at Valladolid, The work of Luis Suárez, a group of red-and-white players was assembled, some were playing and others in the stands-bench. Of the latter, Vitolo, Saúl and Hermoso (these two recently replaced) took to the field to celebrate with their teammates and for this reason Sánchez Martínez admonished them. “Entering the field of play without my authorization during the celebration of a goal “, explained in the minutes.

Therefore, in the announcement of the Competition Committee their names appear, but the Disciplinary Code, In the section referring to the accumulation of reprimands, he explains this (point 4): “The rule contained in the first section (one suspension game for every five yellows) It will not be applicable in those cases in which the warning with which the player would comply with the cycle referred to in this rule, takes place in the last game that the club plays in the competition in question “. Namely, the fifth yellow of the day 38 do not suppose punishment.