[3] With Espanya he become a forward, from where he helped his club to compete head-to-head against the likes of Barcelona and Espanyol, winning the Catalan championship in 1916–17,[1] hence qualifying to the 1917 Copa del Rey in which he netted one goal, the opener of their second leg semi-final clash against Madrid FC on 8 April 1917 which ended in a 3–1 win, thus forcing the reply where they were beaten.
His most important task was to oversee the matches of the Catalan championship, and if available, the Copa del Rey.
[2] He also refereed one match of the 1923–24 Prince of Asturias Cup, which was a quarter-final between Centro and Galicia that ended in a 1–0 win for the Castilians.
[5] On 7 October 1928, in a Catalan championship match between RCD Espanyol and CE Europa, held at the Sarrià Stadium, Cruella took the controversial decision of disallowing a goal from Europa's Manuel Cros after protests from Espanyol's goalkeeper Ricardo Zamora, who claimed there was a hole in the net through which the ball went in.
[6] On 20 June 1943, he referred the 1943 Copa del Generalísimo Final between Club Atlético de Bilbao and Real Madrid CF, which was won by the latter 1–0 after extra-time.