A distressing incident befell on Saturday at Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, the place FC Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde was subjected to racist insults from some Getafe supporters in the course of the first half.
The defender reported the abuse to the match officers at half-time, and following his alert, the referee activated La Liga’s protocol for such conditions.
Balde revealed the incident throughout his interplay with the media after the match, the place he mentioned:
“I’ve obtained racist insults. It occurred within the first half and when the match ended, I reported it to the referee, who then activated the protocol.”
Barcelona’s present of assist for Balde
As anticipated, Barcelona have expressed their full assist for Balde.
The Blaugrana, used their social media to face in assist of Balde, making it clear that there isn’t any place for racism and to indicate their strongest condemnation of what the left-back needed to endure.
No hello ha lloc per al racisme. Estem 100% amb tu, Balde. pic.twitter.com/rsPDOzfZWI
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) January 18, 2025
“There is no such thing as a place for racism. We’re 100% with you, Balde,” the membership posted on X, referring to the occasions as “repulsive” and “despicable” on their official web site.
In the meantime, the membership’s backing was additionally conveyed by supervisor Hansi Flick within the post-match press convention, the place he mentioned:
“There is no such thing as a place for this in soccer or life. It’s unbelievable. Within the instances we live in now, it’s fully flawed. Those that do that ought to keep at house, I feel we should always struggle them, that’s one of the best factor.”
The referee famous the incident in his official match report and it stays to be seen what actions are take in opposition to the perpetrators.