Atletico Madrid CEO accuses Real Madrid of undue preferential treatment from referees 

Atletico Madrid's CEO, Angel Gil Marin, has accused Real Madrid of pressuring referees, leading his club to have unfavorable refereeing decisions against their regional rivals.  Atletico Madrid CEO Gil Marin has criticized the refereeing in the Madrid derby, saying his side "always suffers" against their close rivals. Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, but they had to do it with a numerical disadvantage after Angel Correa was sent off for a foul on Antonio Rudiger.  Angel Correa was sent off in the 64th minute of the game after he drove his elbow into Rudiger's stomach. Atletico Madrid went ahead in the 78th minute of the game from a Jose Maria Gimenez header, but substitute Alvaro Rodriguez pulled his club level.  The Rojiblancos' club CEO felt hard done by the arbitration in the game, saying Correa's expulsion was unjust.  He claims that being on the wrong end of unfavorable refereeing decisions is common when his team plays Real Madrid, reiterating a similar stance he took a few weeks ago. "It is not worth insisting more,” Marin said. “I already said it a few weeks ago and I confirm it word for word. Yesterday it was more of the same again. It is unfortunate! We always suffer from this type of performance against this team due to the pressure that is constantly exerted on the arbitration team.“It is not reasonable that it is so difficult for a referee to send off one of their players even though the play is clear and without room for interpretation, as happened in our last game in this same field, and that yesterday it was so easy to unjustly sack Ángel Correa.”“The integrity of the competition cannot be in doubt. If the fans come to question the integrity of the game, we are all superfluous. In recent weeks we have had access to very relevant information that requires a serious investigation. We have no choice but to get to the bottom of this matter. “This is what all the La Liga clubs have demanded except for two: the club that must be investigated and one more. I am convinced that our football deserves that we all work together so that there is not a single doubt or a single suspicion. I plan to continue doing so and I hope that, at least on that, we can all agree.” His Atletico Madrid will look to get back to winning ways when they host Sevilla at the Wanda Metropolitano next Saturday. "There can be no doubt about the fairness of the competition," concluded Angel Gil.  Atletico Madrid currently ranks fourth in the La Liga standings table with 42 points, 10 points behind Real Madrid, which is in second place.


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