Arbitration chaos with television: Porras Ayuso ended up in the hospital

One of the shots from the last day was the accident of Guadalupe Porras Ayuso with a cameraman during the Betis-Athletic match. The linesman, while doing his job, was hit, leaving the assistant’s face bloodied and lying on a stretcher. The Technical Committee of Referees is very angry and outraged by this situation, because it has already warned La Liga several times about the danger that existed. due to the excessive activity of some operators who rushed to the line to record.

The big panic happened in the 13th minute of the Betis-Athletic match. The assistant collided with the operator while running and fell into a field with a hole. The match had to be stopped so that Betis’ medical services could treat the linesman. Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, the head referee, informed both teams that she would be replaced by Olgeras Castellanos, who was acting as the fourth, given the inability of the Extremaduran team to continue in his duties. It’s more She had to be transferred to a hospital in Seville to undergo various tests.. After several hours in the clinic, intervention to stitch the wound and a diagnosis of “severe facial trauma,” Porras Ayuso was discharged.

This is an unfortunate incident that has caused great discomfort within the arbitration panel.. Moreover, this was a situation they had been warning about for months. The CTA has warned La Liga several times that several cameras are moving too close to the pitch, and in some cases even encroaching on it. Thus, there was a risk that both the refereeing crew and the players could have an accident. These are film cameras that have come into use in football in recent seasons, the purpose of which is to capture the action and celebrations in a different frame from those previously used. The goal is to try to bring the image closer to the viewer and make them feel more involved in the game. Consequently, they are attached to the body of the operator, who moves along the belt.