Valencia player Mukhtar Diakbi abandoned the game against Cadiz - along with his teammates - on the grounds of offensive statements by the opponent's defender
Diakby leaves the field with his friends.
"I do not understand how such things happen anymore"
Photo:
IPI
The global football protest against racism against black players took another hit in last night’s game in the Spanish league between Valencia and Cadiz.
During the game, Valencia's stopper, Mukhtar Diakbi, was suddenly seen agitated and asked to get off the pitch, after he said it was Juan Calais, the defender of the opposing team, who shouted abusive and racist words at him.
The referee of the game did not accept Diakby's abandonment and handed him a yellow card, and immediately afterwards the game was about to explode, with the rest of the Valencia players coming down with Diakby off the pitch as a sign of sympathy and protest.
@jose_gaya: "We supported @ Diakhaby_5 at all times" #VCF #AllToPlayFor
- Valencia CF (@valenciacf_en) April 4, 2021
After long minutes, and due to the fear that Valencia would be punished, Diakbi persuaded his teammates to return to the pitch and complete the game, but without him, and so it was.
The result of the game had no meaning in terms of the "bats" (2: 1 loss), which came out in a show of support, which was reflected in the social networks and interviews of his teammates.
Valencia captain Jose Gaia said: "It is difficult for me to understand how these things still happen in football. An immediate solution must be found. I support our teammate, always. This incident affected us when we returned to the pitch. It is not an excuse, it was just weird to go back to play after such a thing ".
