This weekend, Marcos Acuña was the victim of racist insults in the match between Sevilla and Getafe. "Acuña comes from the monkey," they sang to the Argentine World Champion and the situation generated the repudiation of great figures in the Spanish LaLiga, with Simeone and Vinicius, who have been denouncing racists since their arrival in Spain, at the forefront.
"It is difficult to continue talking more about the same things we have been talking about for a long time. It depends on everyone, it does not depend on a single person, it depends on the entire society, and obviously we all need to improve," said Cholo Simeone.
"This weekend, I won't even play. But we had three despicable cases of racism in Spain this Saturday alone. All my support to Acuña @AcunaMarcos17 and coach Quique Flores, of @SevillaFC. To Sarr and @RMajadahonda, may their bravery inspire to others. The racists must be exposed and the games cannot continue with them in the stands. We will only have victory when the racists leave the stadiums straight to jail, a place they deserve," Vini wrote on his Twitter account.
This weekend, I won't even play. But we had three despicable cases of racism in Spain this Saturday alone.
All my support to Acuña @AcunaMarcos17 and coach Quique Flores, from @SevillaFC. To Sarr and @RMajadahonda, may his bravery inspire others. The racists...
— Vini Jr. (@vinijr) March 30, 2024
Slow to react, this Monday LaLiga sent a letter to the Competition Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Anti-Violence Commission denouncing
the insults directed at Marcos Acuña and Quique Sánchez
, Sevilla player and coach respectively, during the match. who measured his team against Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.
Regarding the case of the Argentine defender, it indicates: "In the 68th minute of the match, with the game stopped, at the request of assistant number 2, the referee addresses the local delegate, to tell him to activate the anti-racism protocol, and issue a message over the stadium's public address system, because near assistant number 2, on the opposite side of the benches, a local fan has addressed the visiting player, number 19, Acuña, saying, '
Acuña mono'
and
'Acuña you come from the mono '
".
It also clarifies that after this incident, two messages were broadcast over the stadium's public address system and through the video scoreboard indicating that "during the course of the match, any act, demonstration or chants that incite violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance are strictly prohibited." on the sport".
For its part, regarding Quique Sánchez Flores, it is noted: "In the 69th minute of the match, through the Sevilla FC delegate, it was reported that the visiting coach, Mr. Quique Sánchez Flores, was receiving insults from the stands. main stand, behind the benches, where one or more fans are calling him 'gypsy'".
LaLiga highlights that "the media has echoed these last two incidents" and that "similarly, Sevilla, through its social networks, made a statement condemning the racist insults suffered by its player and coach." .
LaLiga explains that every week "it sends a written complaint with those songs that occur in football matches that incite violence or have insulting or intolerant content. These songs appear included as prohibited behaviors and therefore punishable, both in the Code of Sports Discipline of the RFEF as in the Legislation against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport".
However, despite the letter submitted by LaLiga, at the moment no measures were taken against Getafe and, in principle, no type of sanction was ordered.