Real Madrid Confidencial It's official: Osasuna makes a decision on appealing the match over Mastantuono
The president of the red team's board has confirmed his stance on the Mastantuono case
The hours leading up to Real Madrid – Osasuna had a clear main character for many, Franco Mastantuono. The Argentine was included in the squad despite having only a few training sessions with the rest of the team. However, some wanted to focus on whether there could be an improper line-up.
Their argument is that he was registered as a reserve team player, although he is clearly a signing for the first team. Mastantuono himself confirmed that he was the one who had requested to wear the number 30. Therefore, it's not Real Madrid who wants to benefit from this to keep a free spot.
However, many pushed Osasuna to challenge the match for improper line-up. When the Argentine came on in the second half, they had the option to do so. So everyone looked at Luis Sabalza, president of the red squad, to see how they would act in this case.
As he left Bernabéu, he was asked about it by El Chiringuito and gave a clear answer. "If all teams do that, why would we report it?" he admitted. He made it clear that "we have no intention," since it's a commonly used formula.
Xabi Alonso chose Mastantuono to make his debut against Osasuna
At Defensa Central, we had already confirmed Xabi Alonso's intentions with Mastantuono. Despite having only a few training sessions with the group, he wanted to give him minutes. He has a lot of trust in him and in his abilities to help the team, as he already showed from day one.
In the press conference after the match, he pointed out that "he already saw that he could contribute, he had good minutes." He didn't hesitate to acknowledge that "he hasn't been able to train with us but he has been preparing. We were very eager and sometimes the emotional side carries more weight than the work done."
Xabi Alonso didn't back down after the threats of complaints raised by some. They wanted to pressure the Tolosa native to make him afraid and not play Mastantuono. Especially those who register players thanks to favors from the CSD and pay the vice president of the referees.
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