New racist episode in Spanish football. And it is that he Cartagena – Espanyol had to be stopped for a few minutes because Omar El Hilali has been the victim of racist insults from the stands of Cartagonova.
Barely had the first 30 minutes of the first half elapsed that the referee was forced to stop the game due to a racist episode against the player of the Spanish. In fact, It was the player himself who notified the referee about what happened when he was about to take a throw-in.
The referee informed the field delegate and, a few seconds later, it was shown through the video scoreboards a message asking for respect and reproaching racist and xenophobic attitudes.
The footballer received insults from the stands Cartagonova And, it still remains to be seen what decision the competition will make regarding what happened.
For now, Cartagena has spoken out on its social networks to publish a banner of the LaLiga campaign against racism, adding the following phrase: “Join up and say NO to racism. It is a scourge that we must eradicate from our football.”
Besides, The official LaLiga Twitter account has republished the message from the Murcian club.