The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has ordered Madrid based club, Getafe, to partially close their central stand for the next three matches as punishment for racist and xenophobic abuse by their fans last weekend.
Saturday’s La Liga game was paused in the 68th minute when Sevilla defender Marcos Acuna and manager Quique Sanchez Flores were recipients of abuse from Getafe fans.
The match restarted after two and a half minutes with no further incidents.
Getafe was also fined 27,000 euros or £23,000 pounds.
The RFEF, in a statement to further punish Getafe and promote the anti-racist message, said that the closed area in the stands at Estadio Coliseum must display a visible message condemning violent, racist, xenophobic and intolerant acts in football, while supporting fair play.
Getafe sits 11th in La Liga and the partial stadium closure will run across their next three home fixtures.
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It seems like even luck has left Getafe’s side as their next three fixtures would be against Real Sociedad (21 April), Athletic Bilbao (5 May), and Atletico Madrid (15 May).
Racist acts has continued to be prevalent across Spanish football, as later on that same day, Spanish third-division club Rayo Majadahonda walked off the field and refused to return in their match at Sestao after Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Sarr was allegedly racially abused.
Last month, Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius said he felt less and less like playing football because of the repeated racism he had faced during his time in Spain.
Last season, there were 10 racist incidents against 23-year-old Vinicius reported to prosecutors by La Liga, some which included incident during the derbies against Athletico Madrid and Valencia.
