“He called me a fucking nigga”

The referee Medié Jiménez reflected in the arbitration act between Cádiz and Valencia the following: “In the 29th minute I interrupted the game due to a confrontation between players from both teams. The player No. 12 of Valencia C.F. Mouctar Diakhaby, once admonished for arguing with an opponent, tells me verbatim: “He called me a shitty nigger” in reference to player No. 16 of Cádiz C.F. Juan Torres Ruiz. This fact was not perceived by any member of the refereeing team. After a few moments, Valencia C.F. decides to leave the field of play. For this reason the match is temporarily suspended. Both teams enter their respective changing rooms. After a few minutes of suspension, the delegate of Valencia C.F. David Rangel Pastor, in the presence of the delegate from Cádiz C.F. Antonio Navarrete Reyes, informs us that they decide to substitute player No. 12 Mouctar Diakhaby and continue with the game. In addition, it was agreed to give a five-minute warm-up for both teams in order to avoid injuries. The game resumed 24 minutes after it was stopped, developing normally from then on. “

It must be remembered that the game was stopped for 24 minutes because the Valencia player Diakhaby left the field of play allegedly due to a racist insult from Cala, defense of Cádiz. The rest of the Valencia players decided to accompany their partner. Then the match was resumed because Valencia was afraid of being sanctioned (loss of the match 3-0 and perhaps more sanction points). As reported by the SER, Valencia says that it was the referee Medié Jiménez who informed those responsible for the club that there was a threat of sanction. Diakhaby did not jump onto the pitch and Cala did, but he was traded at halftime by Cervera.

The referee of the Catalan school does not have the capacity to decide whether or not to suspend the match. “He is a mere notary of what happens in the match and cannot decide or force Valencia to leave. It is Competition who has that power of judge, the referee has no power “, Iturralde González, an analyst at AS and SER, explained in Sports Carousel in reference to what Valencia said about why they returned to the game.