Referee Mateu Lahoz issues 14 more bookings, 3 red cards after World Cup debacle
Referee Mateu Lahoz gave 14 warnings, 3 red cards and overturned one of those dismissals in Barcelona's fierce game against Espanyol on Saturday.
Remember Mateu Lahoz was the referee who handed out 17 yellow cards in Argentina's World Cup against the Netherlands.
Following complaints about his refereeing at the World Cup, FIFA asked him to return home, saying he would no longer referee at the World Cup.
However, the Barcelona vs Espanyol match descended into farce when referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz sent off Jordi Alba and the Espanyol pair of Vinicius Souza and Leandro Cabrera in quick succession amid a flurry of cards before cancel Cabrera's red after a VAR review.
Referee Mateu Lahoz gave 14 warnings, 3 red cards and overturned one of those dismissals in Barcelona's fierce game against Espanyol on Saturday.
Remember Mateu Lahoz was the referee who handed out 17 yellow cards in Argentina's World Cup against the Netherlands.
Following complaints about his refereeing at the World Cup, FIFA asked him to return home, saying he would no longer referee at the World Cup.
However, the Barcelona vs Espanyol match descended into farce when referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz sent off Jordi Alba and the Espanyol pair of Vinicius Souza and Leandro Cabrera in quick succession amid a flurry of cards before cancel Cabrera's red after a VAR review.
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