He Atletico Madrid He already knows his punishment for the embarrassment of the derby played last Sunday in Civitas Metropolitan. The red and white club will be forced to partially close its stadium in the coming years. 3 matches of La Liga, after the decision taken by the Competition committee of the Federation (RFEF).
The Lower South Fund of the Metropolis, the area in which the Forehead Athletic and its radicals, will be “emptied” during Atleti’s home matches against Leganes, THE Palm trees And Alavés by throwing objects, including several lighters, at Thibaut Courteous during the last Madrid derby. Sectors 127 to 133 will be closed.
Minister Pilar Alegría announced on Tuesday that a “strong and severe sanction” would be proposed, although, given the precedents, the complete closure of the Metropolitan was not expected. A possible sanction for Courtois, despite the words of Simeone accusing him of provoking and asking for punishment was out of the question. Atleti also receives a fine of 45,000 euros.
In his minutes, Mateo Busquets Ferrerthe match referee, noted that “in the 64th minute, from the bottom of the south field, several objects were thrown towards the area where the visiting goalkeeper (Thibaut Courtois) was, without any of them Don’t touch him.”
“Among these, three lighters and a bottle of water could be identified. As a result, the object throwing protocol was activated, forcing the field delegate to communicate the message through the high “speakers at the stadium so that such incidents stop,” he recorded in the minutes.
“Finally, in the 67th minute and given the continuous repetition of objects thrown from the same area, the match was temporarily suspended, ordering the teams to retire to the locker rooms,” added the referee, considering that “the match resumes.” without new incidents.
Article 15 of RFEF Disciplinary Code specifies the “responsibility of clubs” in this type of event.
“When, during a match, order is altered, the physical integrity of referees, players, technicians or people in general is affected or put in danger, material damage or injuries are caused , an invasion of the playing field, symbols are displayed or violent, racist, xenophobic or intolerant chants or insults are uttered, or the normal course of the match is significantly disrupted, the responsibility of the organizing club will be incurred, unless “it does not prove diligent compliance with its obligations and the adoption of preventive measures required by sports legislation to avoid such events or mitigate their seriousness”, he explains.
“To determine the seriousness of the facts, competing circumstances will be taken into account, such as the occurrence or not of injuries; the assessment of the obvious risk which could have arisen, unless the diligence of the organizer has made it possible to avoid it; the influence of the incidents on the normal course of the game; the existence or absence of antecedents; the greater or lesser number of people involved and, in general, all others than the disciplinary body; rationally considers, also qualifying them specifically, as determining factors of seriousness; the disciplinary code abounds.
Article 107 of the same, relating to “modification of the order of the match of a serious nature”, specifies: “When, during a match, events such as those defined in article 15 occur of these regulations, and are classified by those deemed serious according to the rules provided for in the precept invoked in article 2, and this is the first time of the season, the club responsible will be sanctioned with a fine of up to 6,000 euros and the partial closure of the club. sports facilities for a match, warning them of the total closure of their sports facilities in the event of a recurrence”.
“The sanction of partial closure of the sports venue will be carried out by celebrating the match(es) concerned by the sanction, by closing to the public the area (sector, etc.) of the sports venue as determined by the disciplinary body. meaning, the club sanctioned with the partial closure of a duly demarcated and determined area, it will in no case be possible to relocate the spectators who regularly occupy said areas”, specifies the aforementioned code in its article 57.
