The team led by Pacheta will have to face Sunday's match at Carlos Belmonte without Diallo and Jorge Pascual. These absences are in addition to Manu Lama, who will also serve a suspension. The expulsions occurred in a match where Granada CF secured a hard-fought victory at home, despite finishing with only nine players on the field.
Diallo, a defender for Granada CF, was shown a direct red card in the sixty-fifth minute of the match for “making a tackle on an opponent with excessive force in the dispute of the ball.” This action has been described as highly controversial, and the club, as stated by their coach in the post-match press conference, intends to appeal the decision, although they are aware of the difficulty in overturning the one-match ban.
The referee sent off Jorge Pascual for calling his assistant 'fing mustache'.
In the final stages of the game, Granada CF suffered a second direct red card expulsion, this time for Jorge Pascual. The forward from Almería, who had entered the field in the second half replacing Álex Sola, was sent off after protesting an action. According to the match report, Pascual addressed the assistant referee in the preference area, simulating a mustache with his finger on his upper lip and uttering the phrase “fing mustache.” Pascual's suspension could range from two to four matches, a decision that will be evaluated by the disciplinary committee this week.
