Correa: Appeal Upholds Suspension
The Appeals Committee has ratified the five-match suspension imposed on Ángel Correa after his expulsion in the Copa del Rey match against Getafe. The sanction is due to the terms in which the player addressed referee Cuadra Fernández after seeing the red card.
The referee’s report verbatim recorded the player’s words, considered serious insults. Despite the arguments presented by Atlético de Madrid, the Appeals Committee dismissed the appeal, maintaining the initial sanction.
The club cited the tension of the moment and a possible state of extreme nervousness on Correa’s part, but the Committee considered that these circumstances do not justify or mitigate the use of offensive expressions directed at the referee.
Although the conciliatory attitude shown by the player on social media was positively valued, these statements were not considered as a spontaneous repentance with attenuating effect according to the disciplinary regulations.
From the club it is considered that there is no manifest error in the record and the appeal ratifies the insult by the Argentinian player. Despite this setback, the club hopes to exhaust all possible avenues to defend our player. Now, Atlético de Madrid has the option of appealing the decision to the TAD, seeking to reduce the sanction imposed on Correa. We trust in the claw and fighting spirit that characterize our team to overcome this obstacle!
