During Spain’s 1-0 victory over Italy on Thursday night, a Manchester City player complained to the official before halftime and was booked.
This yellow card, along with the one he received in the 3-0 win against Croatia, means the 27-year-old will be unable to speak with the referee during their match against Albania on Monday.
The rule at Euro 2024 aims to prevent players from crowding the referee during decision-making.
Despite this setback, Spain’s victory over Italy secured their place at the top of their group and advanced them to the round of 16, ensuring a more favorable draw for the knockout stages. Defensive midfielder Rodri will return for that crucial match.
Rodri’s perfect passing performance (58 out of 58) in the opposing half set a record for the highest passing success rate in a Euros game since 1980, according to Sofascore.
He surpassed Andreas Christensen of Denmark against Slovenia earlier in the competition and Dedryck Boyata of Belgium against Finland in Euro 2020.
Spain, the 2008 and 2012 European champions, will aim for three wins out of three against Albania on Monday night.
So far, only Spain and the hosts Germany have advanced to the knockout stages.
