Valencia players such as Diakabi (No. 12) leaving the stadium.▶ Click here for a larger view
Spanish professional football, Valencia, stopped and resumed the match due to the racial discrimination of their opponents.
Valencia played a round 29 away game against Cadiz in the 2020-2021 season of the Spanish Primera Liga at the Ramon de Caransa Stadium in Cadiz, Spain on the morning of the 5th (local time).
Valencia, who scored the opening goal to Cadiz Juan Carla in the 14th minute, regained balance with an equalizer by Kevin Gameiro 5 minutes later.
An unexpected situation occurred in the 29th minute of the 1-1 match.
Valencia defender Mukhtar Diakabi and Cadiz defender Juan Carla competed lightly for an aerial ball flying near the Valencia camp penalty box. In the process, Diakabi, who seemed to have heard something from Carla, followed in a nervous war with Carla. Diakabi ended up standing near midfield and arguing with Carla, pushing him back.
Colleagues rushed to dry, but Diakabi couldn’t hide her excitement. When warned, he also spoke strongly to the referee about what had happened to him.
Afterwards, Diacabi made a gesture to leave the stadium, and the game was stopped as his Valencian teammates followed him.
After about 15 minutes, Valencia players entered the stadium, and the game resumed after 20 minutes of interruption after 5 minutes of maintenance time.
However, there was no Diakabi among Valencia players. Instead, Ugo Giyamon was introduced.
Carla ran through the first half and was replaced.
Diakabi is a Guinea Frenchman who also played as a player for the French national team by age group.
Diakabi explains the situation to the referee.▶ Click here for a larger view
After the game, the Valencia club said in an official statement, “Diacabi has become another victim of racism in today’s football. We are proud that Diacabi has been supported by his colleagues and decided to leave the stadium together. Said.
“The club did not ask the players to return to the stadium. The referee delivered the possible consequences to the players if the referee did not return to the stadium.” “They respected his will,” he explained.
“Valencia opposes racism and expresses full support for Diacabi,” he added. “Today is a sad day for football.”
Valencia’s captain Jose Gaya also told the local media, “Diacabi has heard racist words.” Said.
Valencia scored the winning goal to Cadiz’s Marcos Mauro in the 43rd minute of the second half of the day and lost 1-2.
Valencia’s Kang-in Lee was included in the list of substitutes, but did not get a chance to play.
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