Espanyolism breathes calm. Finally the threat of a possible partial closure of the RCDE Stadium in the party that the Espanyol will play against him Barcelona On Thursday 15 it has not been consummated. There will be fans in the stands of the Perico Coliseum.
He Discipline Committee studied the launch of lighters in the game against the Betisincident that forced the match for a few minutes and that the collegiate collected in the minutes, but is not punished with the closure of a part of the stadium. A risk to which the blue and white club was exposed for repetition, being warned since last October when a bottle launched by an amateur hit the referee of the Espanyol-Villarreal.
The article that has been applied to Espanyol when defining the sanction by The incident of the lighters is 117: Alteration of the order of the meeting of Mild character. When on the occasion of a party there are facts of those defined in article 15 of this ordinance and are qualified by the disciplinary body as mild, the responsible club will be sanctioned with a fine of up to 602 euros.
For the committee it has been key to determining its resolution that the launch of lighters was without impacting on development of the party, which never had to interrupt and also, that did not hit any player As the minutes collect.
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Given the wording of the act, and even there is the precedent of the launch of the bottle to the referee Damián Quintero In the meeting before the Villarreal, They can never be compared. That is why it cannot also be considered, aggravating because the norm says that it is “for any infraction of equal or greater gravity or for two or more than they were minor.” In the case of the lighters, the infraction was lower. They consider that it is the mild fault and also apply the average degreearound 300 euros will be the fine, An end to confirm.
Espanyol has received the news with satisfaction. From Monday In the Perica entity there was a moderate optimism Around the possibility of closing, although the threat was real. They clung to the fact that The lighters had not impacted In no player and that from Espanyol, since minute one, all protocols had been activated to identify offenders, absolute collaboration with the federative entity.
Manolo González, celebrating a goal at the RCDE Stadium
Already on the sports plane, for Espanyol that the RCDE Stadium can present a luxury entrance to Barçatouching the full as expected, without the closing of any part of the stands, it is a 'blessing' because it has already been demonstrated on innumerable occasions that the support of the fans is essential to Manolo González players, An intangible that helps add points in the Perico Coliseum.
And is that The derby can put 3 vital points into play for both although by different objective. For Espanyol, because not scoring in Butarque this Sunday, you will need to score to tie the permanence. And for Barça that if he does not win the classic this Sunday, he will also need to add to stay as LaLiga leader and not complicate the alirón.
