Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, insists the club will fight any sanctions for fielding an ineligible player in the Copa del Rey victory over Cadiz on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid face sanctions after Cadiz lodge complaint over ineligible player
Denis Cheryshev, who scored the opening goal in the 3-1 win, should have been suspended after he received three yellow cards in the competition for Villarreal last season.
Cheryshev was withdrawn from the action moments after half-time, when Real had realised their error, with the head coach, Rafael Benítez, saying they wanted to “show good faith”.
Osasuna were kicked out of the tournament in September for playing an ineligible player and Benítez was in charge of Valencia when they were disqualified from the Copa del Rey for playing too many non-EU players in a tie in 2001.
However, Pérez believes that because neither the player nor the club were informed of the suspension, Real cannot therefore be disqualified from the Copa del Rey. He said: “The one-match ban for three yellow cards in our view is not effective because no-one has notified the player as specified in item 41.2 of the disciplinary code of the RFEF.”
Earlier, Cheryshev confirmed he did not receive notification from his former club that he would be banned. He told Real’s website: “I did not receive any notification from Villarreal to inform me that I had been banned from playing in the Copa del Rey.”
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