The video referee of the Valencia v Real Madrid match, which took place on Sunday amid racist insults towards Vinicius, has been replaced in his duties for the next day of La Liga, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced Tuesday in a statement.
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According to press reports, Nacho Iglesias Villanueva has been dismissed as a referee by the RFEF. The federation, consulted by AFP, did not wish to confirm this information. Designated for two matches on the next day of the championship, he was finally replaced on Tuesday.
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After a decision by the RFEF's technical refereeing committee, a change will occur in the VAR designation of the Betis Sevilla - Getafe match of the 36th matchday of the first division. Cesar Soto Grado replaces Nacho Iglesias Villanueva. In addition, Angel Nevado Rodriguez replaces Nacho Iglesias Villanueva as VAR assistant for the match Osasuna - Athletic Bilbao of the 36th matchday, "explained the RFEF on Tuesday.
Iglesias Villanueva was in charge of video refereeing during the match won (1-0) by Valencia against Real, which was the scene of insults of all kinds, including racist, towards the Brazilian striker of Madrid, Vinicius.
Vinicius was sent off against Valencia in added time. PABLO MORANO / REUTERS
At the end of the match, twenty minutes after the incidents that interrupted the game for several minutes around the 70th minute for racist insults, a scuffle between Hugo Duro and Vinicius required the field referee (Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea) to go and review the action on video.
But Nacho Iglesias Villanueva showed only the slow motion of the gesture that earned a direct red card to the Brazilian striker, failing to broadcast the images of the Valencia player, Hugo Duro who previously held Vinicius by the neck for a long time in a gesture resembling a choke.
This dismissal comes as Spain and the football world have been revolting since Sunday night against the multiple racist attacks of which Vinicius was the victim. Real Madrid filed a complaint and the Spanish judiciary opened an investigation on Monday.
In Rio de Janeiro, on the night of Monday to Tuesday, the statue of Christ the Redeemer, the Corcovado, was extinguished for an hour in support of Vinicius.