The decision is made. The Competitions Commission of the Spanish Football Federation, after having analyzed the report of the referee Busquets Ferrer on the events in the Clasico between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, imposed the closure of the southern area of the Metropolitano (sectors from 127 to 133) for 3 games and one fine of 45,000 euros. The events committed at the Metropolitano were considered serious, but mostly localized in one sector of the stadium, so the sanction is partial and does not concern the entire Atlético stadium. The matches that will see this sanction active will be against Leganés, Las Palmas and Alavés.
The club officials rojiblancos they can appeal to the Appeals Committee and, if they feel reluctant about the decision, they could apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to try to obtain a reduction in the sanction. In the match director’s report of the big La Liga match, it emerged that in the 64th minute several objects were thrown from the lower area of the south end, where Courtois was, without however one of them hitting him: in particular three lighters and a bottle of water. If the throws had been repeated, the game would have been definitively suspended, correctly applying the existing protocol for these cases of violence.
What happened
In the Clasico between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid of last September 29th, which ended 1-1, a disrespectful episode broke out around the 65th minute of the game. In fact, following Eder Militao’s goal, which had momentarily given the team the lead blancosnerves arose between the Colchoneros fans and Thibaut Courtois, who had celebrated under the opponent’s corner. In fact, after the celebration of the Brazilian defender’s goal, the Belgian goalkeeper suffered the wrath of the Atleti supporters who pelted him by throwing everything at him – even lighters -, forcing the referee Ferrer to interrupt the match for about ten minutes. minutes.