Getafe é punido com parte do estádio interditado após insultos racistas da torcida
O Comitê Disciplinar da Federação Espanhola de Futebol ⚽️ (RFEF) announced on Wednesday that the Getafe club will be punished with a partial closure of their stadium, the Coliseum, ⚽️ for three games, due to racist insults shouted by their fans during a match against Sevilla. The club will also ⚽️ have to pay a fine of 27,000 euros (R$ 147,000) and display a message condemning violent acts in the closed ⚽️ section of the stadium.
During the match in question, which took place on Saturday, Getafe fans directed racist insults at Sevilla ⚽️ player Acuña and coach Quique Flores. The referee, Iglesias Villanueva, halted the game at the 68th minute due to the ⚽️ racist chants, which included phrases such as "Acuña macaco" and "Acuña, you came from monkeys." The insults were shouted by ⚽️ fans located in the central section of the grandstand.
In addition to the partial closure of their stadium, Getafe will have ⚽️ to pay a fine of 27,000 euros (R$ 147,000) and display a message condemning violent acts in the closed section ⚽️ of the stadium. The club has not yet announced how they plan to address the issue.
Sources:
* "Getafe, punido com parte ⚽️ do estádio interditado após insultos racistas da torcida" (in Portuguese)
* "Getafe: parte del Estadio Coliseum stays closed for three games ⚽️ due to racist insults" (in English)
* "Getafe: stadium partial closure and fine for racist chants" (in English)
Note: The fine and ⚽️ the message condemning violent acts were not mentioned in the Portuguese article, only in the English articles.