In the middle of a season to forget in the Spanish league,
Sevilla
achieved its first victory of the year after beating
Rayo Vallecano
2-1 as a visitor thanks to the Moroccan
Youssef En-Nesyri,
author of a double.
However, one of the highlights of the day in Vallecas, where the 23rd round of the Spanish championship concluded, was far from strictly football.
The thing is that when 32 minutes into the first half, with the match tied 1-1, Argentine
Lucas Ocampos ran to take a side
and a Rayo fan touched him on the tail from the stands.
At that moment, the former River footballer looked with bewilderment at this fan, a boy of about 16 or 17 years old, and then referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso had to intercede, while boos could be heard from the stands.
Far from showing regret, the young man showed a confrontational attitude.
And the game continued as if nothing had happened.
"I don't think all Rayo people are like that, but there is always a fool 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 that Take whatever retaliation you have to take," Ocampos lamented before the DAZN microphone at the end of the game.
UNUSUAL!
A young Rayo Vallecano fan and a totally reprehensible gesture against Lucas Ocampos in Vallecas.
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With 20 points in 23 dates, Ocampos' team, which had not won since matchday 18 in mid-December,
takes a little oxygen in the fight for relegation
that now has Cadiz (17), Granada (12) and Almería (6) in the red zone of the standings.
En-Nesyri, returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, opened the scoring in the 19th minute after a through pass from Isaac Romero.
Rayo, who left
Radamel Falcao García on the bench,
equalized ten minutes later through their 'all-rounder' Isi Palazón.
But En-Nesyri extended the lead just before the break with a left-footed shot to make it 2-1 that would be final.