Sevilla president travels to Madrid to demand answers from the referees' committee

José María del Nido Carrasco, president of Sevilla, travelled to Madrid on Tuesday to meet with the leaders of the Technical Committee of Referees at the Spanish Football Federation headquarters. The Andalusian executive is seeking explanations after Sunday's match at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Madrid, a game marked by several refereeing decisions that have angered the club and its supporters. One of the key demands is the complete audio of the conversation between the main referee and the VOR room official.

• Sevilla formally requested on Monday the full audio between the match official and the VOR room.
• Del Nido Carrasco travelled personally to the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas to present the club's complaints.
• The club wants answers about the elbow from Arda Güler to Peque and the foul by Konaté on Robbie Ure before the 2-0.
• The LaLiga broadcast director said the missing images were left out as an editorial decision by the mobile unit.
• The extensive camera set-up at the Bernabéu did not prevent a lack of clear replays during the broadcast.

Del Nido Carrasco asks the Technical Committee of Referees for explanations after Real Madrid - Sevilla

The Sevilla president chose not to delegate the handling of the refereeing controversy. His presence in Las Rozas was designed to learn first-hand what happened in the two disputed incidents and to obtain an explanation that could satisfy the club. The Andalusian side believes that what happened at the Bernabéu deserves a thorough review by the refereeing authorities.

The Arda Güler - Peque incident: an elbow without a review and with no clear replays

The action that has most angered the Sevilla fans happened away from the ball. Arda Güler, the Real Madrid midfielder, took advantage of play being in another area of the pitch to land a clear elbow on Peque. The incident was not punished at the time and no clear images appeared during the broadcast, despite the Bernabéu being a five-star stadium with a camera deployment that exceeds that of any other ground in LaLiga or Europe.

The foul before the 2-0 and the anger over the television production

Sevilla is also focusing its complaints on a foul by Konaté on Robbie Ure that preceded Real Madrid's second goal. According to information revealed by Cadena SER, the Andalusian president wanted to address both incidents during Tuesday's meeting. The controversy escalated further when Sergio Carranza, the LaLiga broadcast director, explained on El Partidazo on Cadena Cope that the images of the incident were withheld because a decision had been made not to review it.

“The replay could have been considered, but at that moment the decision was made not to show it and to give the goal. There were no protests either, so it was decided that the matter was resolved. It was an editorial decision by the mobile unit.”

Carranza's words increased the sense of grievance among Sevilla supporters. The fact that a mobile unit can decide what is shown and what is not, especially when it coincides with a controversial incident at a stadium with such extensive audiovisual infrastructure, is viewed in Seville as hard to accept.

The RFEF and the Referees' Committee host Sevilla's protest

The federal headquarters at the Ciudad del Fútbol became the meeting point where Sevilla hoped to receive the necessary clarifications from the refereeing body. The formal request for the complete audio, submitted on Monday, and the personal visit by Del Nido Carrasco on Tuesday reflect the firmness of the Andalusian club's position. Sevilla makes no secret of its frustration over what it considers a series of errors that influenced the match at the Bernabéu.

Anger among Sevilla fans and the future of refereeing claims

Sevilla supporters have found in their president's reaction a validation of their indignation. The prevailing feeling at the Sánchez-Pizjuán is that this is not simply an isolated incident, but rather a combination of decisions and a broadcast management that reduced transparency around what happened on the pitch. The outcome of the meeting in Las Rozas and the official response from the Technical Committee of Referees will determine how far the club's protest goes.