De Burgos Bengoetxea, referee for Valencia – Betis

11/21/2024

Updated at 10:21 p.m.

He Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation has made official the designations of his group for the meetings corresponding to the 14th day of LaLiga Primera División 24-25, with which official league football returns to our country after the November break due to the commitments of the national teams. It will be Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea the one in charge of directing the Valencia – Betis planned for this Saturday, November 23, starting at 2 p.m. The referee belonging to the Basque Committee will be assisted from the VAR by Javier Villanueva Churches.

It so happens that De Burgos Bengoetxea will direct first time in this season 24-25 an official meeting of the Real Betiswhether it was in LaLiga or the Copa del Rey. Last season, the Biscayan referee blew his whistle on the Green and Whites on four occasions, with a positive balance of two victories (Betis 3-0 Valencia and Cádiz 0-2 Betis) and two draws (Betis 0-0 Atlético de Madrid and Betis 1 -1 Girona).

Overall, De Burgos Bengoetxea has directed a total of 29 meetings to Betis between First and Second Division LaLiga and the Copa del Reywith a favorable balance of 17 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses. As a memory, he was the referee of the fratricidal derby in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey against Sevilla at the Benito Villamarín that ended with a 2-1 Betic victory after the restart, after having had to be postponed the next day due to the action. of the impact of the stick on Joan Jordán.