Fans racially abused players as Granada and Cadiz drew 0-0 in a Spanish league match on Monday.
Fans behind a goal at the Granada Stadium can be seen on TV, appearing to imitate the monkey gesture as Cadiz player Carlos Acapo (Carlos Acapo) is substituted in the second half Walk through, the bank returns.
Acapo stopped after realizing what had happened and said a few words to the fan, who repeated the gesture. In front of the man who insulted Acapo, another fan was apparently urging him to stop pissing off players.
“I told him it wasn’t necessary, but he kept doing the same gesture,” Acapo said.
“People like that don’t deserve to be in the stadium. They don’t represent the supporters of Granada. I don’t understand how someone can insult someone like that.”
The 28-year-old Ecuador-Guinea player said “three or four” fans insulted him, with one calling him a “monkey”.
Spanish media said Granada and the Spanish league were trying to identify the fan through television footage of the incident.
The league is also reportedly trying to identify a Rayo Vallecano fan who tried to spit at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as he prepared to play in the league on Saturday.
The draw ended Granada’s five-game losing streak in the league, where they were beaten 13-3. It sits outside the relegation zone in 17th place, four points ahead of Cadiz, who have won five games in a row in all competitions.
Granada knocked down a man in the 33rd minute after defender Domingos Duarte was sent off for a driving foul.
Both teams took to the field wearing T-shirts that read “Stop the War.” Always be with real people. ”
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