Once again, Spanish football is marred by a racism scandal.
In the meeting between Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club, it took Nico Williams 35 minutes to call the attention of the referee after the racist abuse that was directed at him and his older brother Iñaki from -home support of the Wanda Metropolitano.
– Again we talk about it, the problem is still there. He is getting very tired, sighs TV4 Play expert Astrit Ajdarevic.
After the incident was reported to the refereeing team, the match was suspended for a short time. The referee went to the touchline where he asked the game announcer to read a message about zero tolerance before the game could resume.
– I thought I heard monkey sounds and I think that’s what they answer. I also think that is what Nico Williams is answering. What is good in my opinion is that there is a protocol from Fifa and Uefa for how to handle these situations. Most of the time the protocol is not applied, but here it is, explains Siavous Fallahi and continues:
– The referee shows clearly and clearly, the announcer goes out with the calls. If it continues, the next step is to pause the game for a while, if it continues again you will end it. Well handled, but of course it’s a shame that it’s still happening and it’s not the first time it’s happened with Atlético in particular, they’ve also been involved with Vinicius Júnior before.
The event at the Wanda Metropolitano is not the first of its kind in Spanish league football this season.
Earlier in the season, Getafe was forced, among other things, to close parts of their home ground after racist abuse was directed at the team’s meeting with Sevilla.
– It happens again in La Liga, Serie A and the Premier League. It’s sad that we have to talk about it. The players are open to it, but it is important that the referees, who in this case work according to protocol, summarize Fallahi.
Nico Williams would get some sort of revenge when he equalized for Atlético’s lead just before the half-time break, a goal celebrated by the 21-year-old pointing to his skin.
After Williams equalised, Atlético could decide the match with two goals in the second half.
2024-04-27 20:59:00
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