Police identify Atletico Madrid fan that racially abused Nico Williams, La Liga have reported incident

Originally posted on Football Espana | By John Menzies | Last updated 4/28/24

Saturday’s match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Club at the Civitas Metropolitano was marred by a disappointing incident in the first half, which saw Nico Williams suffer racist abuse. The 21-year-old revealed that monkey chants were aimed in his direction as he was about to take a corner.

Nico Williams avoids stepping on the Atlético Madrid shield. pic.twitter.com/V9zFBymg5r

— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) April 27, 2024

Play was stopped for a couple of minutes by the referee after the incident, which was reported in his match report. Local police have acted quickly on the matter, with Marca reporting that the person responsible has already been identified.

La Liga have noted the incident, and have announced that a complaint has been filed by the Prosecutor’s Office in Madrid, who will work with police to deal with the person identified as racially abusing Williams.

LALIGA denunciará este lunes, ante el Fiscal Delegado de delitos de Odio de Madrid, los cánticos racistas vertidos ayer sobre Nico Williams en el Cívitas Metropolitano.#LALIGAVSRacismo

— LALIGA Corporativo (@LaLigaCorp) April 28, 2024

The likelihood is that Atletico Madrid will also liaise with police so that they are aware of the person responsible for the racist abuse. A ban from the club would then be very likely to follow.

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