The Spanish Federation eased the sanctions of Valencia for racist insults against Vinicius

The Appeals Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has reduced the sanction of the partial closure of the stand at the Valencia stadium from five games to three due to racist insults against the Brazilian player Vinicius Junior.

The federal body on Thursday partially granted Valencia’s appeal, also reducing the fine from €45,000 to €27,000, but rejected the club’s request to cautiously suspend the sanction imposed by the RFEF competition committee on Tuesday.

Valencia were punished with a partial closure of the stands at the Mestalla Stadium after racist slurs against Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior on Sunday during a Spanish league matchday 35 game that was interrupted and ended in victory. hosts, 1-0.

Federal justice decided to close Kempes’ bench, where most of the insults originated, including the one reported in the referee’s report, which said that in the 73rd minute, a fan called Vinicius Junior “an ape”. .

The Competition Committee considered that, given the evidence presented, the insults started outside the stadium when Real Madrid arrived and continued inside, with the organization emphasizing that among other things, “the ubiquitous shouting in the stands ‘calling the Brazilian monkey’ is closer to the end of the match.

“This committee considers it proven that, despite the efforts made by the club, it was not sufficiently prompt in the effective implementation of all necessary measures to eradicate this type of behavior,” he justified.

On Wednesday, Valencia said that the legal grounds used by the RFEF disciplinary body to penalize the club, which includes Portuguese players Thierry Correia and André Almeida, contradict the versions of the National Police and the Clubs League, without specifying in what form.