Referee “Gato” Ortiz on ice, here are the reasons for his suspension

The angry argument he had cost him dearly. international referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Last day with the Argentine defender of Pachuca Gustavo Cabral being sent by the Referee Commission to the “freezer” for at least in the next four games of the Liga MX Apertura 2024 tournament.

As you may recall, the controversial referee argued angrily with the Tuzos player when he complained about a marking at a time when tempers were very heated due to the expulsion of his teammate, the Venezuelan Salomón Rondón, generating a situation of back and forth where the referee pushed the player from the Hidalgo team.

This situation was considered by the high command of the Referee Commission headed by Armando Archundia as an inadmissible fact in a referee with the career of referee Marco Antonio Ortiz, so according to data provided to The Opinion, from a source aware of this situation who requested anonymity.

Among other details, this publishing house was assured that Marco Ortiz received a strong scolding from the arbitration authorities, considering that at this moment his image is being greatly affected by all the details in which he has been involved in recent months. and where reference is still made to the grand final match between América and Cruz Azul.

From this meeting it is still mentioned that the performance of the so-called “Gato” Ortiz left much to be desired and nevertheless that the Referee Commission and the Mexican Football Federation They have supported him at all times, but in the public opinion his image is still questioned.

To top it off, in the Leagues Cup he was once again involved in the discussion for his work in the duel between America vs St Louis City and which ended up costing the Eagles their elimination. Obviously these factors, together with the angry discussion with Cabral, They forced the Referee Commission to take action and order him to rest for four to six games.

It should be noted that the Arbitration Commission in its analysis published on its official X account never made reference to the angry discussion between “Gato” Ortiz and the Argentine Gustavo Cabral, which leaves doubts as to the reasons that led the experienced referee to push the player who was also suspended for three games for his insults towards the referee.

Authorities only release audio and images which led to the expulsion of Venezuelan Salomón Rondón for kicking Mazatlán player Jordan Sierra in the face and which resulted in an exchange of words between the referee and the South American.

The truth is that the Referee Commission decided to sanction the referee and everything indicates that we will not see him scheduled for at least the next four dates, according to data provided to this newspaper.

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