{"id":12931,"date":"2025-05-08T17:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/appeal-supports-barca-and-rejects-osasuna-complaint-for-improper-alignment-of-inigo-martinez_312529_102\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:21:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:21:00","slug":"appeal-supports-barca-and-rejects-osasuna-complaint-for-improper-alignment-of-inigo-martinez_312529_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/appeal-supports-barca-and-rejects-osasuna-complaint-for-improper-alignment-of-inigo-martinez_312529_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Appeal supports Bar\u00e7a and rejects Osasuna’s complaint for improper alignment of I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Appeal rejects Osasuna’s complaint for improper alignment of I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez after the Bar\u00e7a-Osasuna: his de-call was valid<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

The Appeals Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF)<\/strong> has dismissed the appeal filed by CA Osasuna<\/strong> last April, in relation to an alleged improper alignment of I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/a> in the match that crossed the Navarre team and FC Barcelona<\/strong> on March 27 at the Estadi Ol\u00edmpic Llu\u00eds Companys, corresponding to the postponed matchday of LaLiga EA Sports. The match ended with a resounding 3-0 victory for the cul\u00e9 team.<\/p>

The origin of the claim: I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez’s medical leave with the national team<\/h2>

The claim of CA Osasuna<\/strong> was based on the fact that I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> should not have played that match, since he had been de-called days before by the Spanish national team for medical reasons. The defender, initially called up by Luis de la Fuente<\/strong> to play in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Nations League<\/strong> against the Netherlands, was discharged on March 17 due to an internal parameniscitis in his right knee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>

The Navarre team argued that the player did not respect the mandatory period of inactivity stipulated in article 5 of Annex I of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of FIFA Players<\/strong>, which establishes that a player who is medically discharged by his national team cannot face commitments with his club during the five calendar days following the end of the international period<\/strong>, unless the federation expressly authorizes it.<\/p>

I\u00f1igo’s rapid recovery: key to the controversy<\/h3>

Despite his absence with the national team, I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> recovered quickly and was a starter with Barcelona<\/strong> just ten days later, forming a partnership in the back with the young Eric Garc\u00eda<\/strong> against CA Osasuna<\/strong>. This situation generated discomfort in the ‘rojillo’ team, which considered that the regulatory deadlines were not respected.<\/p>

The arguments of the Appeals Committee<\/h2>

The Appeals Committee<\/strong> has been forceful in its resolution and has rejected all the points alleged by CA Osasuna<\/strong>. In the first place, it considers that the participation of the Basque defender does not constitute improper alignment, since, legally, the player’s call-up with the national team was no longer in force after his official detachment on March 17<\/strong>.<\/p>

In turn, Appeal<\/strong> indicates that there was no obligation for the RFEF to request an additional medical review<\/strong>, since it accepted as valid the reports sent by the azulgrana club. Even, they cite that article 4 of Annex I of the FIFA Regulations only obliges the player to undergo a medical examination if the convening federation expressly requests it.<\/p>

“Since the RFEF did not request a medical examination and accepted the medical reports of FC Barcelona as valid, there can be no talk of any infraction<\/strong>“, the ruling states.<\/p>

Likewise, it is pointed out that the Head of the Medical Services of the RFEF<\/strong> himself acknowledged that in similar cases the federation has admitted medical reports without the need for a direct examination, based on the existing trust with the medical teams of the clubs.<\/p>

Official de-call, a determining element<\/h2>

The Appeals Committee<\/strong> argues that the de-call of I\u00f1igo Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> was effective and official, based on:<\/p>