He Competition committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has decided to close the stands in which the Front Atlético is located for three matches, ultras of Atlético de Madrid, inside Metropolitan Stadium for the incidents in the Madrid derby last Sunday. The Commission is closing part of the stadium, a single stand, – and not the entire pitch – for Atlético de Madrid’s next three matches in Spain.
So this position in which they always find themselves radical fans Atlético will be empty during Simeone’s team’s matches against Leganés (October 20), against Las Palmas (November 3) and against Alavés (November 23 or 24, date to be confirmed).
Concretely, the resolution imposes on Atlético de Madrid “a sanction of partial closure of its sports venue for a period of three matches and a financial penalty of 45,000 euros” as well as the “partial closure of sectors 127, 128, 129, 130”. 131, 132 and 133, which make up the “South Fund
under which the arbitration file refers. That is to say the back of the metropolitan stadium where the Atlético Front is still located It is closed for three matches.
The decisions of the Competition Committee relate only to the facts noted by referee Busquets Ferrer. In this text, the derby referee explained what happened in the second half, just after Eder Militao’s goal, when the Atlético ultras started throwing lighters and other types of objects on Thibaut Courtois.
“In the 64th minute, from the bottom of the field, several objects were thrown towards the area where the visiting goalkeeper was, without any of them reaching him. Among these, three lighters and a bottle of water could be identified,” specifies the arbitration file of the match, in which the referee explained how the protocol was activated in this type of situation.
In turn, Busquets Ferrer continued to write in the minutes what happened at the Metropolitano in this duel between Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid: “In the 65th minute, the said throws of objects from the same area were repeated and activated the protocol again. once again warning the field delegate to communicate this fact again. Finally, in the 67th minute and taking into account the continuous repetition of objects thrown from the same area, the match is temporarily suspendedordering the removal of equipment to the locker rooms.
It should be noted that League complaintsas well as the allegations made by Real Madrid regarding the shameful acts that occurred at the Metropolitano, are not included in this sanction, since the Competition Commission does not study them and is limited to the refereeing report. Significant sanctions, following complaints like that of the League – which also included 13 violent chants during the derby – will be studied by the Anti-Violence Commission, which will propose sanctions if considered at a meeting in the coming days . .
During last Sunday’s derby, the Atlético de Madrid ultras threw lighters and other objects at Courteous when the Real Madrid goalkeeper started celebrating Eder Militao’s goal. After that, the Atlético players and Simeone They went to speak to the radical fans, many of whom were hooded, and the match was suspended for just over 10 minutes. Moreover, at the end of the match, the Atlético footballers applauded these ultras.
