Former Referee Director Gives Opinion on Adalid Maganda's Performance

Edgardo Codesal, former referee director at the Arbitration Commission, was in charge of evaluating the group of referees in the administration that preceded Arturo Brizio Carter and his team's arrival at Femexfut. Therefore, MILENIO-La Afición consulted him about the performance of Adalid Maganda, a referee from Guerrero who was dismissed last Thursday and claims to have been a victim of a racist act.

"What I can assure you is that, regarding his alleged underperformance, during our time he was an referee who officiated many important matches. I gave him a lot of assignments and I always saw him performing quite well, except for a few mistakes, like anyone else who has made errors. However, those mistakes are worked on, corrected, and the field is used as a means to improve," Codesal commented.

Brizio Carter stated to this media outlet yesterday that Maganda failed a physical exam, and his poor performance on the field led to his dismissal. Codesal disagrees with this decision: "In my opinion, he has great referee skills. Physically, he is very fit, much stronger than many others. He runs very well on the field, always stays close to the action, and has a very good relationship with the players. The players appreciate him for his good treatment and the way he communicates with them, similar to Gilberto Alcalá, who always got along well with the players. These types of qualities are important because the referee cannot be fighting with the players; he should understand how the game should be played, but respectfully," he added.

"Adalid possesses all these qualities. He needs to keep working, but he has great potential to grow. Based on our era, we can say that he has been a very good referee," Codesal concluded.