He match between Atlético and Real Madrid was stopped in the 69th minute after Thibaut Courtois will have a lighter thrown at himthe goalkeeper would show it to the referee and he would decide to stop the derby when the fans He continued throwing things at the Belgian goalkeeper.
With the score already 0-1 after Vinícius’ goal, the atmosphere heated up in the Civitas Metropolitano stands and a fan threw a lighter at Courtois. The goalkeeper taught it to Mateo Busquets Ferrerwho gave it to the party delegate. It was then that more objects fell from the stands and the referee decided to stop the game.
There were then several players (Giménez, Koke…) who came to try to calm the fans’ spirits, and also Cholo Simeone.
The The players then went to the locker room.leaving an image for the history (and not exactly a good one) of derbies: the field completely empty waiting to see if the match would be resumed or even suspended.
The public was made to participate from the stadium’s public address system. “If this behavior does not stop, the match will be permanently suspended“, it was warned so that there were no more incidents.
The match finally It was resumed in the 69th minute after almost a 20-minute break. with the warning that if any more objects fall, the duel would be definitively suspended.
