Atlético will try by all means that Simeone can sit on the bench against Betis. The Argentine coach left expelled by double warning in the match against Levante and the club has already appealed the first of the yellow ones.
This occurred after Carrasco asked for a penalty in a dribbling action in the Levante area and Cholo gestured requesting the entry of the VAR. The minutes included it indicating that “in minute 52 the coach Simeone González, Diego Pablo was reprimanded for the following reason: Addressing me as a sign of disagreement by performing the VAR review gesture“.
The second of them would come after Cunha’s goal that put the momentary 1-2 on the scoreboard. El Cholo asked that a foul was called on De Paul with a card. “In the 80th minute, coach Simeone González, Diego Pablo, was booked for the following reason: Insistently asking a player from the opposing team to show a card ”.
The controversy did not stop there, since Levante tied the match in the 88th minute after González Fuerte decreed a Lodi hand as a penalty that had occurred several minutes before and was reviewed from the VAR. The Atlético and Simeone players also protested the number of yellows that the rojiblanco team sees compared to their rivals, where Levante did not stop stopping João Félix based on fouls. Atleti is the team that has committed the fewest infractions in LaLiga and the one that has seen the most cautions. If Simeone cannot sit on the bench against Betis, his second, Nélson Vivas, will be in charge of directing the team.