No complaints from Valencia this weekend, but nobody really expected club president Jaime Ortí or anyone else to speak out after Esquinas Torres awarded them two penalties in the first twenty minutes, and then sent off the opposing captain Mauro Silva with over three quarters of the game against Deportivo still to go. The first penalty at least was non existent, Romero bringing down Vicente outside of the area, and although they missed that one they did take the lead from the second kick a few minutes later. Valencia had been very upset about recent decisions against them, but as we have always said, it all evens out over a long season. Elsewhere Rubinos Pérez upset both Zaragoza and Málaga after refusing to give up to four possible penalties, and after we had all got used to the idea that any contact in the area would give rise to a spot kick, the whole issue is now back in doubt. (09.03.04)