Rodrigo Hernández saw in the opening match against Croatia a yellow card in the penalty play in which Unai Simón made a mistake in his footwork, causing a clear opportunity for the Croatians that the midfielder stopped, at the referee’s discretion, with a foul in the area worthy of the card. Even though the Madrid native protested, stating that he had not touched the Croatian rival who simulated the kick, the referee showed him the yellow card.
A convenient card
This means that the Spaniard is threatened with a sanction, because with the new regulations on sanctions for accumulation of cards, if Rodri sees another one, he will miss the next match. But it may be better for the Manchester City midfielder to see that card and miss the third group match of the Euro Cup. If Spain manages to defeat Italy and the game turns upside down, another yellow card would mean that he would not play against Albania. But understanding that he would seek that warning because the match against Italy is on track, the Madrid native would miss due to suspension a match in which De la Fiuente has planned a massive rotation to give minutes to the less common players and involve everyone in this Euro Cup.
The new UEFA regulations warn that if a player sees two cards, he will miss the next match as a sanction. AND that the quarterfinals are passed cleanly so as not to miss the final in any case due to accumulation of warnings. So if a player has a card in the round of 16 or quarterfinals, that card will disappear for the semifinals, because if he saw a yellow card in the penultimate round he would already add two, which would mean he would have to serve another sanction cycle. But the intention is that no one misses the final due to accumulation of cards. Another thing is that he is sent off in the semifinals, which will leave the cautioned player without playing the last game.
So this Thursday it would not be at all strange to see how Rodri is cautioned when the game is well advanced and in the event that Spain has a comfortable margin on the scoreboard. With that second yellow card he will complete a cycle and will miss the match against Albania, which in the event that Spain is already classified will serve to give minutes to the B unit.
2024-06-20 09:00:27
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