Atletico Madrid secured a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium on September 20, with goals from Alex Grimaldo via a penalty and Jonathan David. Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho criticized referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias after the match, arguing that two Atletico players should have received red cards. Real Madrid played the entire second half with 10 men after Dean Huijsen was sent off. Atletico Madrid launched a social media counter-campaign using the hashtag #StopAcosoArbitralYA to denounce referee harassment. The Spanish referees’ committee later acknowledged at least one officiating error during the match.
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