It seems that the fight against racism that has been unleashed in different parts of the world and that in Spain headed by Vinícius Jr. begins to bear fruitsince it is probably because he has raised his voice lately about this issue that the RFEF imposed a punishment on Getafe and their fans for their behavior last weekend.
And it is that the Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has sanctioned Getafe with the partial closure of its stadium for three games and a fine of 27,000 euros, equivalent to $29,500 dollarsfor the racist insults of their fans on the last day of the League against Sevilla.
In this match, the anti-racism protocol was applied in the 68th minute, after the insults were uttered towards the Argentine player from Sevilla Marcos Acuña, who was called “monkey” from the standsand subsequently to the coach of the Andalusian team Quique Sánchez Flores, who was called a “gypsy.”
As confirmed by the RFEF, the sanction is imposed in application of article 51.7 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code for the commission of very serious infractions classified in articles 69.1.c), 69.2.d) and 76.2, sections b) and d).
The Committee’s resolution indicates that Getafe must identify before 4:00 p.m. this Wednesday the structure of the field’s stands to determine the area to close which, according to the arbitration report, would affect the sector located in the central area of the field behind the position of assistant referee number 2.
“To this end, in the next three matches to be played by Getafe in access to the public in said area must be closed to your field, which will be duly delimitednot being able to relocate the spectators who, if applicable, may have been occupying them on a regular basis,” he adds.
He also points out that during the celebration of the matches covered by the sanction of partial closurethe closed area must display a visible message condemning violent, racist, xenophobic and intolerant acts and behavior in football and supporting fair play.
The referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva reflected in the match report that in the 68th minute he had to stop the match due to racist insults on the number 19 of the visiting team, with words like “Acuña mono” and “Acuña you come from the monkey.” , from fans located in the central area of the field behind the position of my assistant referee number 2.
He also added that said incident, following the protocol for action in these cases, was announced over the public address system, with the game not resuming until that moment two and a half minutes later and not occurring on any other occasion during the match.
At the end of it, Quique Sánchez Flores, who was coach of Getafe, revealed in the press conference that a sector of the Coliseum stands called him “gypsy” as a racist and derogatory insult and said that the performance of those fans was “aberrant.” ”.
*With information from EFE.
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