MOSCOW, April 30 The official website expressed surprise at the decision of the expert-judging commission of the Russian Football Union (RFU) not to carefully consider the situation with the removal of the team's head coach Pep Clotet.
Clotet was sent off in the match of the 23rd round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) against the Moscow «Spartak» in added time to the first half. The FTC disqualified Klotet for two RPL matches and awarded him a fine of 200 thousand rubles. After the filed «Torpedo» complaint, the appeal committee canceled the fine.
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"Torpedo" thanks the FTC and the Appeals Committee for an objective approach to the analysis of this situation. However, we express surprise at the position of the expert-judicial commission, which, despite our arguments, did not carefully analyze this situation, leaving the original decision. For our club, protection of the interests of Torpedo representatives is always in the first place, and we hope that with this appeal we will draw attention to the systemic nature of refereeing mistakes and subsequent questionable decisions of the ESC, which are further challenged by both the FTC and the appeal committee,» the statement says. club.