Source:REUTERS/Pablo Morano
[Saba Sports News] In the 7th round of La Liga, the Madrid derby saw Real Madrid suffer a 2-5 away defeat to Atletico Madrid. Notably, in the 6th minute of stoppage time, Franco Mastantuono was called for a foul after a tackle in the attacking third. After protesting to the assistant referee and preparing to leave, a ball thrown from off the pitch hit Mastantuono’s foot. Losing his composure, Mastantuono kicked the ball into the stands, sparking a small-scale confrontation between the two teams, for which he received a yellow card. According to Spanish media reports, Mastantuono was facing the Atletico Madrid fan section, located right next to Los Colchoneros’ bench. It is reported that Mastantuono nearly hit a child, which further incited the emotions of the Atletico players. In this Madrid derby, Mastantuono came on as a substitute and played 31 minutes, recording 1 shot (0 on target), 1 successful dribble out of 3 attempts, 32 touches, 10 dispossessions, 12 passes with a 91.7% success rate, 1 key pass, 5 successful ground duels out of 11, 2 fouls committed, 4 fouls drawn, and 1 dribbled past.