Frenkie de Jong was sent off at the Nuevo Mirandilla after seeing two yellow cards in a matter of five minutes. In the 61st minute, he saw the first for a slap at Perea. In 64 ', the referee Del Cerro Grande showed him the second for an entry on Pacha Espino, which angered the Blaugrana players. Also to Toni Freixa, the one who once stood alongside Joan Laporta and Víctor Font in the elections for the club's presidency.
Freixa, very angry after the controversial decision of the referee, wrote the following on his Twitter account: “Del Cerro, scoundrel. There are already many you have done to us.” He was not the only one to complain. So did Gerard Piqué or Ronald Koeman, although in a more respectful tone.
Del Cerro, scoundrel. There are already many that you have done to us
– Toni Freixa (@tonifreixa) September 23, 2021
The expulsion action was crucial in the match. De Jong was forcefully to a divided ball with the aforementioned Espino. He arrived before the side, touched the ball and, in the drag, swept the Cádiz footballer who was left sore on the grass. But the key to the action is precisely that the Dutchman is the first to face the divided ball and makes contact with the ball.
This is how Iturralde González, referee for AS and Carousel Deportivo de la Cadena SER sees the play: “Del Cerro Grande has not taken the directives of the Technical Referees Committee, because if the second must be more than the first, it cannot be the second yellow. But the fact that he has touched the ball before does not exempt him. If you have a directive, you have to apply it and it has not been applied. “