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Referee committee says Lee Kang-In should have been sent off in Madrid derby
September 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM · Updated 23d ago
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 21 hours
Spain's referees committee ruled Lee Kang-In should have been sent off in Sunday's Madrid derby while backing other decisions in Atlético's 2-1 win.
- The committee called Lee's challenge on Federico Valverde a "clear and obvious error" the VAR should have corrected.
- It backed the red card shown to Madrid's Dean Huijsen for grabbing Giuliano Simeone's arm.
- Valverde suffered a grade three ankle sprain and was withdrawn from Uruguay's squad for its upcoming friendlies.
- The derby drew suspensions for Huijsen and Mourinho's assistant and a warning for Real Madrid.
- The refereeing committee also backed the decision not to show a red card to Cristian Romero.
- Real Madrid coach José Mourinho attacked referee Miguel Ortiz Arias and VAR after the match, bringing printed images to his press conference.


