Betis fell forcefully against Real Sociedad at Benito Villamarín by 0-3, but with 0-1 on the scoreboard, the referee of the match, Estrada Fernández, annulled a goal by Sanabria for offside after the action was reviewed by the VAR. The television images caused some controversy because one of the lines drawn to mark the offside left the arm of the Betic striker. The criticism of Beticism was joined by Tello, the author of the center. The Verdiblanco striker used his social networks to express his discomfort: “One more and they are going … What a way to throw lines.” This criticism is added to others that Betis have carried out this season for their disagreement with the arbitrations and the decisions of the VAR.
However, despite Tello's complaint, As y la Ser's referee, Iturralde González, considers that the lines are well drawn and explains the change in criteria that has occurred this season to define offside: “The line that they put on the Betis player is no longer put from the arm, they put it from the shoulder. From the arm it was last year. This year as the shoulder is not a hand, the line must be put from an intermediate area between the elbow and the shoulder, where it is placed, because it must be grasped from under the armpit. That is, yet another problem. Yet another story that they make up. Now those lines are going to be drawn from the arm, not from the shoulder. The VAR came so that there would be no doubts or controversies, but these types of lines cause more doubts and controversies. “