The date chosen was highly questioned and protested by Barça, as their players arrived very tired after the international break and some even failed to arrive on time. However, the Catalan team overcame their tiredness and Osasuna to extend their lead at the top of the table thanks to goals from Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo and Lewandowski.
The controversy surrounding this match, postponed due to the sad death of Dr. Carles Miñarro a few hours before the initial kick-off, did not end with the choice of date for the match. Now, after the defeat, a new issue has arisen.
Club Atlético Osasuna will study in the coming hours the possibility of challenging the match against Barça, as reported by the radio station Cadena COPE. The Navarrese club will ask the RFEF for information because it believes that Iñigo Martínez was not able to play after being called up by Spain because of an injury.
Iñigo Martínez suffered an internal meniscus tear in his right knee, which is why he was unable to play for the Spanish national team after being called up by Luis de la Fuente during the international break.
According to the aforementioned source, Osasuna believes that Barça could have breached a FIFA rule regarding the time that must elapse after being absent through injury with the national team, a period of five days after the last match of the international window, which took place last Sunday, March 23.
This regulation allows for the exception that the Federation has released the player and this is precisely what Osasuna will study. According to Toni Freixa, former Barça executive and lawyer, there is no possible option for the challenge to succeed.