Osasuna have denied allegations of racist chanting by their followers throughout final weekend’s 4-2 dwelling defeat towards Real Madrid, based on their Tuesday assertion.
Real Madrid have filed a criticism towards the referee who officiated Saturday’s match at El Sadar Stadium.
They declare that the referee didn’t embrace in his match report the alleged insults directed at their Brazilian ahead, Vinicius Jr., and the capital membership introduced this on Monday.
“After the information published in the media following Real Madrid’s press release, which portrays El Sadar with racist behavior, Osasuna wants to clarify that no racist chants were heard during Saturday’s match,” Osasuna stated.
“The club will not tolerate any damage to the reputation of the Osasuna fans, who, throughout their history, have been known for their anti-racist stance.”
Osasuna admitted {that a} small variety of their followers insulted Real gamers and condemned the conduct.
“Additionally, Osasuna wants to express its rejection of the insults – which did not have racist references – that a minority directed last Saturday at El Sadar,” they added.
“The club rejects these chants that, unfortunately, its players also have to endure when they visit other LaLiga stadiums.”
The RFEF’s Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) backed the match official and stated Real Madrid’s accusations had been “unfair.”
“(CTA) wants to express its total and unconditional support for the First Division referee Mr. Juan Martinez Munuera, following the unfair accusations made by Real Madrid CF in their complaint to the Competition Committee,” the CTA stated on Tuesday.
“The aforementioned membership refers to a sequence of warnings made by its gamers about shouts or chants from the general public towards their participant quantity seven.
“We must clarify that, after reviewing the match audios, no indication was heard from any Real Madrid CF player regarding this issue, nor did the club delegate inform the referee of any incident related to these shouts or chants after the match.”
Reuters contacted Real for touch upon the CTA assertion.
The Committee additionally said that the referee did embrace in his report the incidents that he deemed vital, “fulfilling his duties … in the fight against violence, racism, and xenophobia.”
A reference to abusive chants aimed toward Vinicius within the first half of the match was included in a separate incident report compiled by the CTA, a replica of which was connected to the CTA’s assertion.
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