Overview
- Esteban Andrada, sent off Sunday in the Aragon derby, chased and punched SD Huesca captain Jorge Pulido in the face, triggering a brawl and leaving Pulido with a cheek hematoma.
- Real Zaragoza condemned the aggression, opened internal disciplinary proceedings, and released a video in which Andrada apologized and said he was very sorry.
- Spain’s federation rulebook sets a 4–12 match ban for aggression without injury and 6–15 if injury is confirmed, with mitigating factors such as swift remorse and a clean record potentially reducing the penalty.
- Andrada’s loan from Monterrey runs to June, media say Zaragoza may forgo the purchase option, and any remaining suspension would apply in Mexico under FIFA’s cross‑federation enforcement.
- Zaragoza also criticized referee Dámaso Arcediano for what it called uneven decisions in a 1–0 loss, a result that kept both clubs near the drop to the third tier.