A LaLiga assistant referee was left with a bloodied face after a collision with a pitchside camera during Sunday's game between Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao. Female official Guadalupe Porras was returning to her position on the touchline after confirming Chimy Avila's 13th-minute opening goal for Betis.
The television coverage didn't initially pick up what had unfolded as Betis medical staff rushed over to attend to Porras, helping her onto a stretcher before moving her into an ambulance. But, according to Relevo, she collided with a DAZN 4K camera operator who was filming close-ups of the goal celebrations.
Betis medical staff rushed over to Porras to provide her with treatment before she left the stadium in an ambulance. Porras was replaced by fourth official Holgueras Castellanos, following a lengthy delay to the game.
Former LaLiga referee Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez told Cadena SER: “Message to Javier Tebas [LaLiga president] - the camera goes where it shouldn't go. Please let them work, the assistant referee is as professional as a player.”
Source: Daily Mail
