Darder denies what the act says about his expulsion

It created some confusion, when the Espanyol-Tenerife this Sunday was coming to an end, the card direct red that the referee of the meeting, the Castilian-Leonese Oliver de la Fuente Ramos, showed Sergi Darder. He had not committed any fault, he was a few meters from the parakeet player and had barely been able to address him a sentence. The minutes offer an official version that the youth squad completely denies.

“In the 89th minute the player (10) Darder Moll, Sergi was sent off for the following reason: Addressing me in the following terms: 'I shit on your grandmother'”(Sic.). This is how De la Fuente explains it in the text, despite the disbelief of the Espanyol midfielder when he saw the red and that the local coach, Vicente Moreno, alluded to a “misunderstanding” when asked about it in the subsequent press conference.

However, and through social networks, Darder says he feels “a lot of helplessness”. And explain that “I have said out loud 'he is laughing at us' in reference to the Tenerife goalkeeper and his constant loss of time“. Regarding the sentence written by the referee, the midfielder says that” that is not true, I have not said it at any time and I hope that, taking advantage of the fact that there is no audience, the audio of my words can be searched“.

Not surprisingly, if it cannot be shown that he really did not remember anyone's grandmother, Darder will miss the farewell to LaLiga Smartbank, in which Espanyol is playing the championship, next Sunday in Alcorcón.

In general, and despite having committed only eight fouls, the parrot players left the match against Tenerife with four warnings. And that, without counting those that were also received in the technical area. In the 68th minute, De la Fuente showed yellow paths to Dani Pendin, Vicente Moreno's assistant, and Luis Miguel Ramis, the insular coach, for the same reason: “Arguing with an opposing technician without insults or threats”.