He Getafe This Wednesday he rejected the sanction he described as “disproportionate” of the partial closure of the Coliseum for three games imposed by the RFEF on the azulón club due to the racist insults received by the Argentine player of Seville Marcos Acuña and his coach, Quique Sánchez Flores.
The entity headed by Angel Torres condemned in a statement “any xenophobic, racist or violent behavior” and regretted the resolution of the RFEF Disciplinary Committee, which in addition to the partial closure of the stands of the Coliseum imposed a fine of 27,000 euros on Getafe.
He Getafe He remembers that during the match he fulfilled his legal obligations and activated the protocol of action in the face of racist insults when the referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva He stopped the fight once Acuña was called a “monkey”, which he later recorded in minutes.
“It was announced over the public address system and it worked correctly, that the alleged insults were not repeated on any other occasion during the match, as stated in the referee’s report. Also, he cooperated at all times to the competent authorities and made all the efforts aimed at identifying the possible offending subject(s) in order to determine against them the possible responsibilities that may arise from undesirable behavior such as this, including filing a corresponding complaint for an alleged hate crime,” he added. the blue club.
Furthermore, the Getafe insists on showing its “absolute rejection of the sanction imposed” because it considers its imposition inappropriate because it lacks disciplinary responsibility by complying with all the obligations required of it.
“It is disproportionate, unequal compared to other precedents and inconsistent with the law, which is why the corresponding appeals will be filed against the aforementioned resolution in defense of the legitimate interests of this entity,” he highlights.
Finally, it explicitly states the condemnation of any kind of act, demonstration or song that incites violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport.
“This type of behavior must be removed from football and has no place in any aspect of life. We encourage anyone who sees or witnesses this type of reprehensible behavior to have no place in any aspect of our lives, don’t hesitate to report them and bring them to the attention of the appropriate authorities,” the statement concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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