Committee Competition sanctioned Valencia with the partial closure of the Mestalla stadium after the events that took place in the match between Valencia and Real Madrid, where the Brazilian player Vinicius Junior was the victim of racist insults from several fans. Specific, south stand closed Mario Kempes as it is considered a very serious crime. In addition, Valencia is subject to economic sanction of 45,000 euros. Club that can apply appeal to the appeal committee within 10 days.

“The Competition Committee imposed sanctions on Valencia in the form of a partial closure of the Mestalla for five games, in particular the south stand of Mario Kempes, after the events that occurred during the National League First Division championship match between the local team and Real Madrid. , pointed out by RFEF.

In the opinion of the body, “it is considered proven that, as reflected by the arbitrator in his protocol, there were racist outcries against Viniciusduring this meeting, “changing her normal development and considering the violations to be very serious.”

“Once the extreme seriousness of the facts mentioned in the factual background of this resolution, the number of chants uttered and their overtly racist nature has been assessed in accordance with the provisions of articles 51 and 76.2.b) and d), is considered appropriate and proportionate imposition of a fine in the form of partial closure of the facility sports for a period of five games and a fine of 45,000 euros,” the Competition reflected in its resolution.

In addition to this exemplary sanction to the club, Competition decided to cancel a red card that the Real Madrid player saw during the match, so he will be able to play this Wednesday against Rayo Vallecano. Vinicius the Younger he was sent off after a fight between players from both teams.

After an attack by Hugo Duro, which the referee did not see and VAR did not decide to show, referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea decided to show the Brazilian a yellow card. Then, after calling VAR, Vinicius saw a direct red light. Now the competition commission has evaluated the video evidence provided by Real Madrid and made a decision. remove the disciplinary sanction from the player.

Real Madrid claimed that everything that happened to the player during this campaign in various games, the insults he was subjected to, that the referee received a “biased” image from VAR, where they did not appreciate that Hugo Duro held his neck “with imminent risk of suffocation” and “the wrongness of the existence of two successive actions”.

“In this case, we understand that there is an extraordinary, serious and completely unusual circumstancewhich determines, in our opinion, that the decision taken by the Bench, reflected in the Law in question here, entails a clear arbitrariness, since it is taken on an altered and partly factual basis, which determined that it entails a clear lack of validity to base sanctions on this,” Competition said.

It also confirmed “that the referee’s score was determined omission of the whole complex of events”, which influenced his decision. “Essentially, the fact that a crucial piece of facts was stolen prompted him to make an arbitrary decision,” he said.

“And that’s because it was impossible to adequately assess what happenedbecause in the necessary procedure for making such a decision, an essential procedure would be omitted so that it could be legally and legally taken,” Competition added.