Real Madrid to appeal Valverde’s red card

Actual Madrid are set to enchantment Fede Valverde’s pink card throughout Sunday’s Madrid Derby in opposition to Atlético de Madrid. Valverde tackled Álex Baena and the membership believes it ought to have been a typical yellow card and that referee Munuera Montero despatched the Uruguayan midfielder off due to his earlier historical past with the Atlético participant.

The rift between the 2 midfielders started in early 2023, following a heated encounter within the car parking zone of the Santiago Bernabéu the place Valverde reportedly punched Baena, who was enjoying for Villarreal again then. Valverde’s camp alleged the assault was provoked by a merciless taunt Baena made relating to Valverde’s spouse’s high-risk being pregnant—particularly, “Cry now that your son isn’t going to be born”—an accusation Baena has constantly and vehemently denied.

Both method, Actual Madrid’s enchantment will possible not achieve success, which means that Valverde will nearly actually miss the crew’s subsequent two video games in La Liga.