"The CTA considers that the VAR should not have intervened, as the correct decision was made by the referee on the pitch. The VAR's recommendation to review led to an incorrect change of a decision that had been correctly assessed in real time."
"It is serious foul play, regardless of who touches the ball first. The correct disciplinary sanction should be a red card."
The refereeing committee in Spain ruled that Gerard Martín should have been sent off for a foul on Thiago Almada during a LaLiga match. Initially shown a red card, the decision was overturned to a yellow after VAR review. The CTA confirmed the original red card decision was correct, stating Martín's foul constituted serious foul play. They emphasized that VAR intervention was unnecessary and led to an incorrect decision change. The match ended with Barcelona winning 2-1, maintaining their lead in LaLiga.
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