A fan touched Lucas Ocampos’ tail in the middle of the match: the curious reflex of the Argentine footballer

In the midst of a season to forget in the Spanish league, Seville got their first win of the year beating 2-1 away Vallecano radius from the hand of the Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri, author of a double.

But one of the highlights of the day in Vallecas, where the 23rd day of the Spanish championship ended, was not strictly football-related. The fact is that in the 32nd minute of the first half, with the game tied 1-1, the Argentine Lucas Ocampos ran to take a team and a Rayo fan touched him on the tail from the stands.

At that moment, the former River footballer looked in amazement at this fan, a boy of around 16 or 17 years old, and then the referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso had to intercede, while whistles could be heard from the stands. Far from showing regret, the young man displayed a confrontational attitude. And the game continued as if nothing had happened.

“I don’t think everyone at Rayo is like that, but there is always a madman and I hope it doesn’t happen in other areas, because if it happens in women’s football we know what can happen. I held back because I have two daughters, let’s hope they suffer any retaliation,” complained Ocampos in front of the DAZN microphone at the end of the match.

With 20 points in 23 games, Ocampos’ team, which hadn’t won since the 18th matchday in mid-December, get some oxygen in the relegation fight which now has Cadiz (17), Granada (12) and Almería (6) in the red zone of the ranking.

En-Nesyri, fresh from the Africa Cup of Nations, opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a through ball from Isaac Romero. El Rayo, who is gone Radamel Falcao Garcia, He equalized ten minutes later through his all-rounder Isi Palazón. But En-Nesyri extended the lead just before half-time with a left-footed shot to make it 2-1 which would be final.