# Madrid derby refereeing controversy: Cuti Romero, Bellingham and Valverde

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2101803575508607484
- Source account: [@elchiringuitotv](https://x.com/elchiringuitotv)
- Source language: Spanish
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:36
- Published: 2026-09-20
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- Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/es/pol%C3%A9mica-arbitral-en-el-derbi-cuti-romero-bellingham-y-valverde.md

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde) Without Alexis, the challenge is like— Edu at a poor level.

[0:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=2) Let's see. No, uh, it's disgraceful. That's it, this is disgraceful.

[0:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=5) Atleti not being down to nine players in the first half is disgraceful.

[0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=10) That's it. Uh, there are things that can't, that can't be debated.

[0:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=13) We always talk about protecting the player. This just can't be.

[0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=17) The referee here didn't dare send off Cuti Romero. He didn't dare.

[0:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=21) End of story. Why? Because it's a derby, because it's the Metropolitano and because it's the first half. And it's a referee who has shown that throughout the whole match, he had no personality and didn't dare send off Cuti Romero, because if this play is at 0-3,

[0:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=35) with Madrid leading, or with Atleti leading 3-0, with the match decided in the ninetieth minute and At five, he sends him off. But he didn't dare, because he saw it here, he could have broken Bellingham's leg or his knee, or seriously hurt him.

[0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=46) And he didn't dare. Then, half an hour later, we'll see Fede Valverde's challenge. I mean, there are things that, that I understand Mourinho. It's one of the biggest refereeing scandals I've ever seen, honestly, because neither the referee nor the VAR referee dared to send off two Atlético de Madrid players.

[1:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=64) It's about not, about not having the courage to see it clearly and not have the courage.

[1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=68) It's not about courage. It's, it's what, it's what, what makes me angry, that then you can lose the match because we'll talk about football, and you can see Madrid played terribly, terribly.

[1:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=76) It's a, uh, anesthetized team that have been left staring at the the stands, and nobody has stuck a leg in.

[1:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=82) All over the place. It, it, it’s just... It’s disgraceful.

[1:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=84) Real Madrid playing football is an embarrassment. Today's first half.

[1:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=88) But it changes everything. It changes everything because Atlético de Madrid have to have nine players at halftime. Period.

[1:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/4bDomTeh3M31/en/madrid-derby-refereeing-controversy-cuti-romero-bellingham-and-valverde?t=93) I agree with both things Edu said, of course.