The Competition Committee has sanctioned Sergi Darder with two games (the minimum sanction since he was exposed to four) after the referee of the meeting between the blue and white team and Tenerife recorded in the minutes that the midfielder told him “I shit on your grandmother”, when Darder later commented that he had said “she is laughing at us”. De la Fuente Ramos expelled the Mallorcan at that time, who therefore will miss this Sunday's match in Alcorcón.
Espanyol from the first moment gave credibility to the version of the player, who took advantage of social networks to contradict the act of the collegiate: “Hand said aloud 'he is laughing at us' in reference to the Tenerife goalkeeper and his constant loss of time… 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“.
But Espanyol, which was determined to present allegations to prevent the sanction, has not been able to find evidence to reinforce Darder's version. Has explained it Josep Maria Duran, CEO, this morning at the presentation of Espanyol's new animation stand: “We consider it a great injustice, a flagrant mistake by the referee. He (Darder) did not say that, but we have not been able to prove it,” he said.
The footballer will not only miss the match against Alcorcón but will also be out for the first day of next season, already in the First Division. With a contract in force, with renewed spirits after this remarkable campaign personally and collectively, Darder does not think to this day of changing of scene, as he recently acknowledged at a press conference.