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Sevilla Fans Prepare to Boycott Real Madrid Match Amidst One of the Largest Scandals in History

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Sevilla fans are planning to boycott next Saturday’s match against Real Madrid in the 37th round of the Spanish Football League in protest against the cancellation of the expulsion of the Brazilian Vinicius Junior.

And the competition committee of the Spanish Football Federation has taken a decision regarding the crisis of racism faced by Vinicius Junior, the Real Madrid winger, during his match against hosts Valencia (0-1) last Sunday, on the 35th round of La Liga”, as described by the fans of the opposing team With the “monkey”, at the Mestalla stadium, the stronghold of the “bats”, the Brazilian striker responded by turning to the holders of racist chants to the referee. match.

Vinicius also clashed at the end of the match with the bats, receiving a red card in the seventh minute, calculated in exchange for lost time in the confrontation.

And it was decided to punish Valencia with a partial closure of the stadium for a period of 5 matches, specifically the Mario Kempes stadium, from which racist statements were heard, with a fine of 45 thousand euros imposed on the club. .

But what sparked controversy was that the competition committee decided to cancel the red card that Vinicius received “in a strange way” after watching all the video clips of the match, according to press reports.

And VAR video technology showed that Vinicius slapped Valencia player Hugo Duro, prompting the referee to issue a red card to the Brazilian.

And the fans of Sevilla described this decision as one of the loudest scandals in history and it can be compared with the actions that took place when there was no television, as they believe that this was done out of courtesy to Real Madrid, and if Vinicius played in any other team a red card would never have been cancelled.

According to the Madrid Universal website, Sevilla fans are unhappy with the decision of the Spanish Federation to lift the exclusion of Vinicius and allow him to play.

And the site has confirmed that Sevilla fans are planning to boycott the stands of the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium to protest the decision.

Vinicius Junior has the right to participate in the match of the 37th round, in which Real Madrid is the guest of Sevilla.

It is possible that some fans will not show up for the match against Real Madrid at all or will be late to the stadium to express their dissatisfaction with the decision.

Vinicius was able to take part in the last showdown against Rayo Vallecano after the red card was cancelled, but he was in the stands due to knee pain.

Source: media

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