Real to appeal against 'unbelievable' Ronaldo booking for diving
Real Madrid has confirmed the club will appeal against Cristiano Ronaldo's contentious booking during Wednesday's 2-0 La Liga win at Rayo Vallecano.
The Portugal captain was cautioned by Mario Melero for a perceived dive early in the second half during a challenge from Antonio Amaya in the penalty area.
Ronaldo was booked for simulation despite appearing to be fouled by the Rayo defender, a decision Real coach Carlo Ancelotti labelled "incredible".
"Real Madrid will appeal the yellow card that Cristiano received in the game against Rayo in Vallecas," the club tweeted on Thursday.
As it stands, Ronaldo will be suspended for the visit of Eibar on Saturday.
Carlo Ancelotti described the referee's decision to book Ronaldo and not give a penalty as "unbelievable".
Although Madrid went on to win courtesy of Ronaldo scoring his 300th goal for the club and James Rodriguez finishing acutely shortly afterward in the second half, Ancelotti was still stunned at the referee's decision.
"I told the referee that I thought it was unbelievable not to give a penalty when he instead called it the other way," the Italian said of the yellow card.
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