On February 5, in a match corresponding to matchday 23 of La Liga, Sevilla achieved its first victory of the year after defeating Rayo Vallecano 2-1 as a visitor.
However, during the match an unfortunate extra-football event occurred that
Lucas Ocampos
suffered and overshadowed any type of celebration.
32 minutes had passed in the first half and the match was tied 1-1, when a Rayo fan inserted a finger into the buttock of the Argentine soccer player, who was located meters from the stands to take a throw-in.
At that moment, the former River footballer looked at this underage fan with bewilderment and asked for the intervention of referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso, who ignored Ocampos' claim and decided to continue the match as if nothing had happened.
🇪🇸🇦🇷 YOU CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO LUCAS OCAMPOS ON THE COURT OF RAYO VALLECANO.
UNUSUAL.
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"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.
Given this situation,
the Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance in Sports
referred to what happened and proposed a fine of 6,000 euros and a ban on access to sports venues for 12 months for the fan who attacked Lucas. Ocampos in the match against Rayo Vallecano on February 5 in Vallecas.
"Proposal for a sanction of 6,000 euros and a ban on access to sports venues for a period of 12 months for an identified minor fan of the local team who, in the Rayo-Sevilla match, and who was sitting in the front row, had the gluteus with a finger to a player when he was going to take off the band," the entity reported 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 player's protests."