Copa del Rey: Yuri's spontaneous revelation after his conversation with Del Cerro: “I knew I wasn't going to get a card” | Copa del Rey 2019

“He has taken everything into account,” admits the author of the decisive goal in Los Crmenes, which would have lost the final in case of yellow.

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One day after scoring the goal that sealed the Athletic pass to the final of the Copa del Rey, Yuri Berchiche again monopolize the prominence in Bilbao. The former Real Sociedad squad revealed a previous conversation with Carlos del Cerro Grande minutes before the start of the semifinal in Los Crmenes. “I knew that the referee was not going to get me any card for any loss,” revealed the author of the decisive Los Leones.

“I had a conversation before going out to the field with the referee. It must be said that when they do things wrong, they do them wrong. But this referee is very good, according to my particular opinion, and has taken everything into account,” he admitted. former PSG player in Radio Euskadi microphones.

Yuri, like Iaki Williams and igo Martnez, would have missed the final of April 18 in Seville before the Royal Society if he had received any reprimand. However, according to his own testimony, the Madrid referee told him not to show him the yellow one if he collaborated.

“Everyone happy”

“He has told us not to worry, that we help him too and that he would take it into account. Everyone is happy because we reached the final sanction free,” Berchiche said. During the decisive 90 minutes of Thursday, Del Cerro admonishes Yeray lvarez, Mikel Vesga and Unai Simn, the latter for deliberate loss of time in the final moments.

The controversial statements of the Gaizka Garitano player may lead to some extent of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Federation. In the next few hours, this body may open an investigation or request some kind of clarification from the parties.