Sevilla have called on LaLiga to take action after winger Lucas Ocampos was touched “inappropriately” by a fan during their 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano, the club said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred 33 minutes into Monday’s match when a fan poked Ocampos on the backside while he was taking a throw-in. The Argentine turned to remonstrate with the young fan before notifying the referee of the incident before the game restarted.
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“We would like to place on record our disgust at the incident,” Sevilla said in a statement.
“Lucas Ocampos was subjected to an obscene and completely inappropriate act by a home fan. We hope that the appropriate measures outlined in the regulations will be taken to prevent such behaviour from happening again on a football field, and we have expressed this to LaLiga directly.”
Rayo Vallecano said in a statement the incident went against their values as a football club and that they were working to identify the fan.
