Another reprehensible racist act was recorded in the
Spanish League
, this time with an Argentine as the protagonist. In hours where the tears of
Vinicius
Jr. and the phrase
"I have less and less desire to play" once
again brought to the fore the debate and the fight against discrimination in football,
Marcos Acuña did not have a good time during his visit to Getafe
. Although Sevilla won 1-0, Sergio Ramos' goal was left aside due to the injury suffered by the winger-midfielder, which forced the referee to suspend the match for several seconds and provoked a strong reaction from the former Real Madrid.
At 15 minutes into the second,
the Egg approached to speak to Javier Iglesias Villanueva and one of the assistants
and the protocol corresponding to these cases was automatically activated. The whistle blew, the actions stopped and the voice of the stadium warned about the situation. According to the protagonists themselves, a group of local fans called Acuña
"monkey"
repeatedly, which forced the former Ferro and Racing player to report on this new episode of racism.
Although the match was completed and Quique Sánchez Flores
' team
added three fundamental points in their fight to escape the relegation zone, there was nothing to celebrate and Ramos was the first to repudiate what happened to his teammate.
"We have been demanding, within football, respect, that people do not come to free themselves and say nonsense.
We have to point them out and prohibit their entry, this should be a sport to unite, not to separate.
They do not belong in football stadiums
, "
express.
✋🛑 In sport there is no place for racist or hateful acts.
LALIGA firmly condemns any gesture of racism and will continue working to eradicate these intolerable behaviors from our sport. #LALIGAVSRacism pic.twitter.com/YRpe4Xpgnb
— LALIGA Corporate (@LaLigaCorp) March 30, 2024
In addition, Djené, captain of Getafe,
expressed his solidarity with Acuña
and added that
"if chants have been heard, we must stop because that cannot be
," while coach Bordalás was forceful in remarking that
"we are against any racist insult." ".
Great win! 💪 Let's go @SevillaFC! ⚪️🔴#NeverGive Up pic.twitter.com/s1xNbTcy9Y
— Marcos Javier Acuña (@AcunaMarcos17) March 30, 2024
In a matter of minutes, different messages were added: Sevilla's official account condemned the xenophobic insults and, in addition to Acuña, included the coaching staff as victims. In turn, La Liga announced that it
"firmly condemns any gesture of racism and will continue working until these intolerable behaviors are eradicated from our sport
. "
Sevilla FC condemns the racist and xenophobic insults suffered this Saturday by its player Marcos Acuña and his coaching staff during #GetafeSevillaFC. #LALIGAVSRacism
— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) March 30, 2024
Although Acuña avoided referring to the issue and after the match he posted: "Great win, let's go Sevilla" with images of the match,
the referee's report reflects the seriousness of the situation
: in the same report it appears that in the 68th minute he had to stop the match due to Racist insults on the number 19 of the visiting team such as
"Acuña mono"
and
"Acuña you come from the monkey"
from "fans located in the central area of the field behind the position of my assistant referee No. 2."
Finally, it clarifies that said incident "was announced over the public address system" and the game was not resumed until that moment "two and a half minutes later" and "it did not occur on any other occasion during the match."