Acuña is the target of racism in Sevilla’s victory in the Spanish Championship

This Saturday, for the 30th round of the Spanish Championshipo Sevilla They beat Getafe 1-0 with a goal from experienced defender Sergio Ramos in the 5th minute of the first half, which guaranteed an important result for the team to move away from the relegation zone.

However, the game was marked by racist insults from Getafe fans against Sevilla’s Argentine defender Marcos Acuña, which forced the referee to stop the match.

“In the 68th minute, I had to stop the game due to racist insults about the visiting team’s number 19, with words like ‘Acuña mono’ (‘Acuña monkey’) and ‘Acuña vienes del mono’ (‘Acuña comes from the monkey’). of fans located in the central area of ​​the field, behind the position of my assistant referee number 2”, referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva wrote in the match summary.

“The incident, following the protocol for action in these cases, was announced over the public address system, and the game did not restart until that moment, two and a half minutes later, and did not occur at any other time in the game,” explained Villanueva.

In your official account on X (old Twitter), Sevilla made a statement on the case

“Sevilla condemns the racist and xenophobic insults suffered this Saturday by player Marcos Acuña and his coaching staff during the game.“

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— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) March 30, 2024

Also this Saturday, there was another episode of racist insults in a game in the third division of Spanish football, in the game between Sestao River and Rayo Majadahonda was suspended at the end of the second half. Rayo Majadahonda’s Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Sarr was sent off after jumping into the stands and attacking a fan who was insulting him.

Sarr was restrained and his teammates left the field of play. The referee ended up declaring the game suspended.

“Our team will not go out again to resume the match after the unacceptable racist insults to our player. We condemn all types of racist insults in sport”, wrote Rayo Majadahonda on his profile on X.