Several testimonies from players and coaches who have recently belonged to Barça have ensured that they were unaware of the existence of the arbitration reports allegedly prepared by the Dasnil 95 company, owned by José María Enríquez Negreira, former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees, and his son, Javier Enríquez Rosemary. Cesc Fàbregas is the last to deny having seen those documents during his time as a Blaugrana player between 2011 and 2014.
“I had never heard anything like that when I was there, but I think that the players don’t have to get involved because that is something that is far above us. I can’t tell you much because I don’t really know how the story goes, but as a footballer you I can say that it was a surprise for me”, explained the current 35-year-old Italian Como player about the Negreira Case in an interview for El Larguero of Cadena Ser.
“I never received any arbitration report, but I can say that they took away a League against Atlético de Madrid, who was in the game and they canceled a goal that was legal,” concluded the man from Arenys de Mar, referring to Messi’s canceled goal. for a non-existent offside on the last day of the 2013-14 season, when the colchoneros tied at the Camp Nou, with a goal from Godín, and sang the alirón.
Fàbregas’ testimony on the alleged reports prepared by the Negreiras coincides with the version publicly explained by Jorge Pautasso, coach Tata Martino’s assistant that season, and that of Ernesto Valverde, Barça coach between 2017 and 2020.
On the other hand, the Catalan valued Xavi’s upward line of Barça: “You can see things that haven’t been seen for years. I think Xavi will say that there are things to improve, but I think there is already a lot of improvement. The Europa League thing is a stick that makes you see that you are not at that European level, although you see that each time you compete better”. Fàbregas also described as “deserved” the The Best for best player of 2022 awarded this past Monday to his former teammate Leo Messi.
