He Madrid classic had an effervescent version: the Atlético and the Real They tied 1-1 at the Civitas Metropolitano, in a duel that was stopped for 20 minutes due to incidents. Your Militao opened the scoring for the visit and the celebration of the conquest called for chaos. Then, in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Angel Correawith great individual action, put definitive figures. But the tensions continued in the microphones, as made clear Diego Simeone.
Militao scored the first goal in the 64th minute of the derby, triggering conflicts that forced the match to be interrupted. After the Brazilian’s goal, which came thanks to an assist from Vinicius Junior after a free kick taken quickly by Luka Modric, the Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois He provoked the local fans with gestures towards the stands. It is worth remembering that he defended the Colchonero fence before landing in Merengue.
The response from the red-and-white fans was immediate: from the southern stands they began to throw objects onto the field. The atmosphere quickly became tense and players from both teams got involved. While some Real Madrid footballers, such as Vinicius Jr., got involved in the agitation, his teammates Antonio Rüdiger and Luka Modric, along with coach Carlo Ancelotti, withdrew the substitutes to avoid a further escalation.
At that moment, both Simeone and the Atlético players headed to the conflict zone. The Argentine coach and defender José María Giménez approached the stands to speak directly with some of the fans, who were wearing masks so as not to be identified and avoid possible sanctions. With calm gestures, they tried to contain the situation and prevent the meeting from being permanently suspended.
However, the referee of the match, Mateo Busquets Ferrerwho was making his debut in a Madrid classic at the age of 30, made the decision to send the players of both teams to the locker room while the situation was controlled. After a pause of several minutes, and after warning that any new episode of violence would mean the permanent suspension of the match, the game resumed under a climate of latent tension.
Well, Cholo Simeone starred in a harsh post-match press conference. The thing is that, when asked about the incidents, he pointed out the ultras who launched projectiles, but he also spoke about the behavior of the protagonists, focusing on the goalkeeper who he knew how to have under his tutelage.
* The sequence of the incidents at the Civitas Metropolitano
“We all have to help,” he stressed. “The people who threw the candles are not well, but Nor do we, the protagonists, help when we underestimate people, burden people, and provoke people. Sure, people get angry. We, the protagonists, also have to seek calm, understand the situations. “One can celebrate the goal, but not by celebrating it by looking at the stands, charging at the fans, making gestures like that because people then get angry,” he pointed directly at the Belgian, without mentioning him.
“Of course it is not justified, but neither is the initial justification. It’s not right, but we are the ones who cause these situations. People don’t get angry alone, people get angry about something. And we help make people angry. With the people who have committed these incidents, the club will have to make a decision. We don’t need those people. But be careful, because we can also begin to sanction the protagonists, who also burden those people. And be careful with what we generate, because I include myself. For me, sanction to the one who provokes. It doesn’t come anymore. Sanction to the one with the lighter and also to the one carrying the charge. And that balances. Since there is no sanction, this continues“concluded the 54-year-old coach.
* The main actions of the derby
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