The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation has sanctioned Esteban Andrada, goalkeeper of Real Zaragoza, with a total of 13 matches suspension after the brutal aggression committed against the captain of Huesca, Jorge Pulido, following his expulsion with a double yellow card last Sunday in the Aragonese derby of the Hypermotion League.
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The punch that the Argentine goalkeeper delivered to Pulido’s face has cost him 12 matches. A sanction to which another match is added for the double booking, and consequent expulsion, that ended in a brawl.
According to what referee Dámaso Arcediano recorded in the match report, Andrada “approached the captain of Huesca in a violent and aggressive manner,” “running and jumping towards him, while delivering a punch to his face with excessive force, knocking him to the ground and causing a hematoma on his left cheekbone.”
An action that, after the commotion caused, ended with apologies from the player himself, in statements to Zaragoza’s official media. “I am very sorry for what happened. It is not a good image for the club, for the people, and for a professional like me,” he lamented.
He also apologized to Jorge Pulido: “We are colleagues and honestly it was an act of mine where I lost control at that moment and here I am for the consequences that LaLiga tells me. If they want me to go and talk to give explanations, I will,” concluded the Zaragoza goalkeeper, who will miss the final stretch of the season for his team, which he joined on loan from Mexican Rayados.
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The sanction affecting Rayo Vallecano
Seven-match suspension for Isi Palazón
For its part, the RFEF Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Rayo Vallecano player Isi Palazón with seven matches: one for accumulation of yellow cards, two for protesting, and four for insulting the referee during the 3-3 draw against Real Sociedad.
Referee José Luis Guzmán reflected in the report Isi’s insult in the 90th minute of the match: “For entering the field to protest one of my decisions. Once expelled, he addressed me in the following terms: ‘You are a scoundrel’.”
The expulsion of the Rayo player occurred after a play at ten minutes into added time of the second half in which Alex Remiro, the Real Sociedad goalkeeper, knocked down Ilias Akhomach, Rayo player, inside the area in a ball-less exit.
Now, Isi will miss the rest of the season in the League with the Vallecas team and will focus on the European dream of the Conference League, which involves winning this Thursday the first leg of the semifinals against French Strasbourg.
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