LAUSANA.- The UEFA punished this Friday at real Madrid With 30,000 euros ($ 31,200) and a partial closure of its stadium, with postponement in the fulfillment of the same, for the “discriminatory behavior” of their fans in the return of the champions league play-off against Manchester City.
Neither television images nor the journalists present had talked about incidents during the 3-1 victory of Real Madrid on February 19, with a triplet of Kylian Mbappé. This result allowed the classification of the Spanish team to the round of 16 of the Champions League and the elimination of the English.
In his Friday, the European Football Instance speaks, without giving more details, of a violation by Real Madrid fans of article 14 of its disciplinary regulations, which sanctions “racism, other discriminatory behaviors and propaganda.”
In addition to the fine, Real Madrid will have for two years the threat of a partial closure of its Santiago Bernabéu stadium, which must be fulfilled in case of recidivism. That closure would affect “at least 500 adjacent seats.”
Several dozens of national selections or clubs are currently concerned by that same partial closure sanction with postponement of compliance, including the Spanish FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, for similar events.
Vitor Roque arrives at Palmeiras
The Palmeiras de Sao Paulo announced on Friday the millionaire hiring of the young Brazilian striker Vitor Roque, whose pass belonged to FC Barcelona and was ceded at Real Betis in Spain.
“I don’t see the time to join my teammates and be in the field to help Palmeiras,” said Tigrinho, quoted in a team statement more times champion of the Brazilian League.
The purchase of the centrodlantero, which this Friday turns 20, is the “major” in the history of Brazilian football, said the president of the ‘Verdão’, Leila Pereira, without revealing figures.
