The Madrid derby was within the international headlines for the unsuitable causes on Sunday evening, after it was halted for quarter-hour attributable to objects being repeatedly thrown on the pitch within the route of Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois. Atletico supervisor Diego Simeone requested for these followers to not be allowed again in, though he additionally requested for punishment for Courtois for going the house assist.
One of the followers accountable has been recognized and banned for all times by the membership, whereas Brand report that 17 separate chants from the stands have been reported to the Anti-Violence Committee, 15 of which have been from Atletico followers. Those included the likes of ‘Courtois, di*’ and ‘Madridistas, sons of b*****’, the latter being returned in type from the Real Madrid followers.
The Anti-Violence Committee are additionally inspecting the pictures from the sport concerning the throwing of the objects, and the message is that there will likely be extreme sanctions for these concerned.
🚨🇪🇸 Koke: “Courtois? Players have to be extra clever. There was quite a lot of pressure. This sort of factor should not occur in a stadium once more. We’re professionals, and we have to know the place we’re and be sensible. “We cannot let just a few hurt all of our followers.”
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All of the object-throwing incidents got here from the South Stand, the place the Atletico standing part is and their ultras historically are positioned. In amongst them are the unconventional far-right group Frente Atletico, that are partially answerable for Nazi salutes seen throughout the sport too. Many have known as on Los Rojiblancos to expel the Frente Atletico, as Barcelona did with their neo-Nazi fan group Boixos Nois and Real Madrid with their Ultras Sur.
However the identical outlet says that the membership has defined they’re powerless to take the identical motion. There are legal guidelines that stop the expulsion of hundreds of particular person members with out earlier incidents to their names. The membership additionally don’t acknowledge Frente Atletico as a gaggle, nor are they a membership supporters that may be simply recognized.
Those within the workplaces on the Metropolitano are conscious of the unconventional parts in among the many South Stand (Fondo Sur), but additionally observe that there are a lot of extra that don’t belong to that facet of issues. The followers that do commit crimes or break rules and are recognized will be chucked out, however Atletico can not act en masse.
There is in fact a logic to this, however to a sure extent, Atletico Madrid clearly usually are not doing sufficient to root out what’s changing into a constant problem, following on from incidents of racial abuse. Ultimately it’s their obligation to make sure that opposition gamers can go to work with out concern for his or her security, be it bodily or in opposition to verbal assaults.