The punishment of the young man who touched Ocampos’ tail is analyzed: how they would punish him and the fine they want to impose on him

On February 5, in a match corresponding to the 23rd matchday of La Liga, Sevilla achieved its first victory of the year by beating Rayo Vallecano 2-1 away. However, an unfortunate non-football event occurred during the match which he suffered Lucas Ocampos and it overshadowed every kind of celebration.

32 minutes had passed in the first half and the match ended 1-1, when a Rayo fan inserted a finger into the buttock of the Argentine footballer, who was a few meters from the stands taking a throw-in.

At that moment, the former River footballer looked at this minor fan in amazement and asked for the intervention of the referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso, who ignored Ocampos’ request and decided to continue the match as if nothing had happened.

“I don’t think that all those at Rayo are like that, but the crazy person is always there 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, we hope that Accept whatever retaliation you will have to suffer”, complained Ocampos in front of the DAZN microphone at the end of the match.

In this situation, the Commission against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport He referred to what happened and proposed a fine of 6,000 euros and a ban on access to sports facilities for 12 months for the fan who attacked Lucas Ocampos in the match against Rayo Vallecano on 5 February in Vallecas.

“Proposal for a fine of 6,000 euros and a ban on access to sports facilities for a period of 12 months against an identified minor fan of the local team who, in the Rayo-Seville match, and who was sitting in the front row, had a buttock with a finger at a player as he was about to take off his armband,” the entity said in a statement.

Furthermore, he added: “This serious incident against the integrity of the visiting team’s footballer caused the match to be interrupted for several minutes. After what happened, the spectator and his companions showed a joking and defiant attitude in the face of the protests of the player.”