The Spanish Football Federation announced the team of referees for the Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid match scheduled to be held next Sunday, in the 23rd round of the Spanish League, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez leads the Real Madrid summit against Atletico Madrid, and in VAR, the referee will be Navarrese and Eduardo Prieto Iglesias.
Jose Sanchez has some unforgettable positions over the past seasons, most notably his involvement in the Barcelona bribery case known as the “Negrira case” for the vice-chairman of the referees’ committee, which appeared in the media in 2020, where he was among 4 referees who were investigated for owning real estate assets and incorporating them into the legal file regarding the matter. Barcelona paid 7.3 million euros between 2001 and 2018
Jose was also the hero of the incident in which Real Madrid player Valverde was sent off in the Spanish Super Cup final in 2020, against Atletico Madrid, after he dropped Alvaro Morata in the last moments.
The referee managed 27 matches for Real Madrid in the Spanish League, and the team won 18 of them, lost 3 and tied in 6. He managed two matches for Real Madrid this season, against Valencia at the Bernabéu and against Almería, and in both matches, Real Madrid achieved victory, and Jose Sanchez also took charge of the final. Last year’s King’s Cup against Osasuna.
