Overview
- Spain’s referees committee (CTA) assigned 33-year-old Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid to Saturday’s Málaga vs. Córdoba match at La Rosaleda.
- Video review will be overseen by fellow Sevillian Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz, forming an all-Andalusian officiating team.
- The appointment is presented as the first in Segunda to reflect the formal end of territorial restrictions on referee selections.
- FEF and LaLiga clubs agreed in March to base assignments on sporting criteria, a change championed by FEF president Rafael Louzán.
- Coverage notes prior exceptions in other contexts, including a Copa del Rey case and a 2020–21 COVID-related designation, before the current policy took effect.