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Real Madrid threatened hours before league debut, serious accusation: 'Bad faith'

They try to cover up the Barça scandal with a new attack on Real Madrid

19/08/2025 10:15:00h

Borja Díaz

The wait is over, which, between the Club World Cup and Tebas this summer, has been very short. Real Madrid will start a new season this Tuesday, facing Osasuna at Bernabéu. However, even before it happens, a serious accusation has already been made against the Merengues.

In this case, it was Miguel Galán, president of CENAFE, who explained on El Chiringuito what is happening. He points to Franco Mastantuono and a possible improper line-up by Real Madrid. If he plays against Osasuna this Tuesday, the Whites could face this problem.

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Mastantuono at his presentation with Real Madrid | Real Madrid Confidencial

It all stems from the fact that Mastantuono requested number 30 and has been presented with that number. In LaLiga, it is reserved for reserve team players, so the Argentine will be registered with Castilla. For Miguel, this would be taking advantage of the rule and could be illegal.

"They're trying to take advantage of the reserve team player rule to have one more player in the first team", he stated. Although Real Madrid still has a free spot and therefore hasn't taken advantage of it. He has used the opportunity to sow doubt and tarnish Real Madrid's debut.

A serious accusation against Real Madrid

However, Miguel Galán didn't stop there, as he made a serious accusation against Real Madrid. "They're attempting bad faith and an alleged legal fraud by registering him with the reserve team", he continued. This is an incitement for Osasuna to report the Whites for an improper line-up.

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Mastantuono training at Valdebebas | Real Madrid

Curiously, this comes just on the weekend when a new refereeing controversy helped Barça. It is usually common for things to go the Catalan side's way, but this time it was shameful. A goal was awarded with a player dazed on the ground and a red card was forgiven.

The situation is so outrageous that they make an accusation against Real Madrid to try to cover it up. They accuse Madrid of bad faith even though, for now, they have no evidence of it. Mastantuono revealed that he was the one who had requested to play with that number.

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