He Competition Committee (disciplinary body of the Spanish Football Federation) made public this Wednesday that punishment, which is accompanied by a fine of 27,000 euros ($29,115).
In his resolution, the Committee specifies that the closed area must “show a visible message of condemnation of violent, racist, xenophobic and intolerant acts and behavior in football and support for fair play.”
The match of the 30th league matchday that was won by Seville 1-0 in the field of Getafehad to be briefly interrupted by the application of the anti-racist protocol, after the insults received by Acuna from the local stands.
“In the 68th minute I had to stop the match because there were 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”wrote the match referee, Javier Iglesias Villanuevain the official ceremony of the meeting.
In the press conference after the game, the current coach of the Seville, Quique Sánchez Floreswho was a technician of the Getafeexplained that he also received racist insults.
“I don’t want them to use gypsy as a racist insult. There is a part of the public that thinks they can come here and say whatever they want. We are workers, we come to work and we have to be respected”stated the Sevilla coach.
On his official account on the social network xhe Seville condemned “the racist and xenophobic insults suffered” by Acuna and his coaching staff.
Source: Ambito
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