Egg Marcos Acuña was a victim of racism in Spain during Sevilla’s victory over Getafe

Another reprehensible racist act was recorded in Spanish League, this time with an Argentinian as the protagonist. In the hours when the tears of Vinicius Jr. and the sentence “I have less and less desire to play” They have once again brought the debate and fight against discrimination in football to the fore, Marcos Acuña did not enjoy his visit to Getafe. Despite Sevilla’s 1-0 victory, Sergio Ramos’ goal was set aside due to the injury suffered by the wide midfielder, which forced the referee to suspend the match for several seconds and provoked a strong reaction from the team. ex Real Madrid.

At the 15th minute of the second, the Egg approached to speak with Javier Iglesias Villanueva and one of the participants and the protocol corresponding to these cases was activated automatically. The whistle blew, the actions stopped and the voice of the stadium warned of the situation. According to the protagonists themselves, he called a group of local fans “sandwich” to Acuña several times, which forced the former Ferro e Racing player to denounce this new episode of racism.

Even if the match was completed and the team Quique Sanchez Flores He added three vital points in his fight to get out of the relegation zone, there was nothing to celebrate and Ramos was the first to disavow what happened to his teammate. “We ask for respect in football, that people don’t come and let loose and say nonsense. It’s time to report them and ban their entry, this should be a sport to unite, not to separate. “They don’t belong in football stadiums.”he expressed.

Furthermore, Djené, captain of Getafe, he was in solidarity with Acuña and I added it “If you heard singing, you need to stop because it can’t be”while coach Bordalás was forceful in highlighting this “We are against any racist insult.”

Within a few minutes, other messages were added: Sevilla’s official report condemned the xenophobic insults and, in addition to Acuña, also included the technical staff among the victims. La Liga announced it in turn “strongly condemns any act of racism and will continue to work until these intolerable behaviors are eradicated from our sport”.

Although Acuña avoided referring to the topic and after the match he posted: “Great victory, go Sevilla” with images of the match, The referee’s report reflects the seriousness of the situation: In the same figure he had to interrupt the match in the 68th minute for racist insults aimed at the number 19 of the visiting team because “Mint Monkey” AND “Acuña come from the monkey” by “fans positioned in the central area of ​​the pitch behind the position of my assistant referee No. 2”.

Finally, it is specified that the episode “was announced over the loudspeaker” and the game was resumed only “two and a half minutes later” and “it did not occur on any other occasion of the match”.