The competition closes part of the southern part of the Metropolitano in lighter throwing in the Madrid derby

Atlético Madrid are finally avoiding a complete closure of their stadium and will be forced to close part of the southern part of the stadium after several fans of the red and white team threw objects, including lighters, at Real Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) sanctioned this Wednesday the partial closure of the stands at the Metropolitan Stadium for three matches for throwing objects and incidents during the last derby on Sunday between Atlético Madrid and Atlético Madrid Real Madrid. In particular, the Competition closes sectors of the lower southern lower stand from 127 to 133 (inclusive), which is about 5,000 seats.

“In the match report, referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer reflects the temporary suspension of the match in the 64th minute, when the protocol of throwing objects was applied and pre-warnings of the suspension were given up to two times over the public address system,” he explains in a statement collected by Europa Press by the Spanish federation , which details that the club also faces a fine of €45,000.

The referee had to suspend the match between the capital’s two main clubs for 10 minutes after three warnings were issued over the public address system due to a succession of objects being thrown from the south end of the stadium, where members of the Stand Ultra Frente Atlético group are usually found.

Competitor has applied Article 107 of the Disciplinary Code and understands that Madrid Football Club is not a repeat offender because, despite the fact that sanctions were applied in the first instance for racist chants directed at Nico Williams in the 33rd round of last season, Atlético appealed and was acquitted. . The club then stated that it was not responsible for the incident as it had taken preventive measures.