It seems that Atletico Madrid fans are on the verge of a certain punishment, after the heated events that took place in their team’s match against its guest and capital city neighbor, Real Madrid, at the top of the eighth stage of the tournament. Spanish League For football.
The confrontation witnessed great excitement, as the Royal Club advanced at an excellent time, specifically in the 68th minute, thanks to its advanced defender, the Brazilian Eder Militao, but the Argentine Angel Correa snatched the fatal equalizer in the fifth minute of stoppage time, imposing on his larger neighbor a reality. Tie.
The summit between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid witnessed racist shouts against Brazilian Vinicius Junior, especially after he provoked the host fans, in addition to skirmishes between the fans and the goalkeeper.Merengue“Belgian Thibaut Courtois, especially after scoring the lead goal, which prompted the home fans to throw projectiles and cause riots, which required the referee of the match, Matteo Busquets, to stop it for a few minutes before resuming it after calm was restored on the field.
Atletico Madrid and its fans are awaiting the punishment
In this context, the newspaper revealedMarkaFamously reported in a report that fans of the Civitas Metropolitano stronghold would be subjected to punishment by the Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish Football League (La Liga).
The source stated that it is expected that part of the stands of Atletico Madrid Stadium will be partially closed for several matches (which may be two or three matches, or perhaps more), as a reaction from the League to the riots and suspicions of racism, which were accompanied by throwing lighters at goalkeeper Courtois, which caused… The match was stopped with immediate effect by the referee in the 68th minute, in accordance with the protocols that the Spanish Federation imposes in the event of such violations.
Although issued Atleti A statement immediately after the end of the confrontation against its neighbor stated: “The club will ban specific people participating in throwing projectiles.” However, this will not be enough – according to the source – to spare the team the penalty of partial and temporary closure of one side of the stands.
Before the match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, the local league had warned of taking strict judicial measures against fans who try to incite violence and spread racism during the Madrid derby match.
It is worth noting that on September 12, La Liga announced a new protocol to combat racism in Spanish stadiums, in implementation of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) protocol in this regard, and explained that the protocol that will be implemented in cooperation with the Spanish Football Federation It includes 3 procedures, which are respectively: pausing the match temporarily, then suspending the match, then stopping it permanently.
