Lighters, death threats, and an interrupted match! Let the one who provokes be punished too, said Simeone. Real Madrid lost the lead in injury time

The derby between Atlético and Real turned into a wild affair, the match even had to be abandoned. Lighters flew onto the pitch and death threats were heard. After the match, in which Real Madrid lost the lead in the set-up, Atlético coach Diego Simeone wanted provocations to be punished.

• The derby between Atlético and Real ended 1-1, with Correa and Militao scoring
• The match was interrupted by a fan riot, which was condemned by Atleti coach Simeone
• But the Argentine also recalled the provocations of Real goalkeeper Courtois

“People who do things like this must be clearly punished. On the other hand, the person who provokes must also be looked at and punished,” the MARCA newspaper quotes Atlético coach Diego Simeone as saying regarding the throwing of objects on the playing field of the Metropolitano Stadium.

The incident forced a 20-minute suspension of the Madrid derby. In doing so, Simeone condemned his Latics fans, but also recalled the gestures of Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibault Courtois. Indeed, the 32-year-old Belgian, who has been a goalkeeper for Atlético for three years, provoked the fans with his behaviour.

It happened in the 64th minute after the opening goal. It was scored by his Brazilian teammate Eder Militao after a centre from Vinícius Junior. Moreover, at that time, the most radical Atleti supporters, in front of whom Courtois had just played, shouted death threats at their former goalkeeper.

Real Madrid didn’t hold the lead, Correa equalised

“Militao scored the goal and Courtois, who had endured death threats and had objects flying at him in the previous moments, celebrated Real’s lead with a look at the most radical followers. Subsequently, lighters started flying, which the Belgian picked up,” marca.com describes the situation.

The referee of the match, Mateo Busquets Ferrer, subsequently suspended the match for approximately twenty minutes. The stands went to calm down both the home coach Simeone and some of his charges. The situation eventually calmed down and the game could resume.

The game was tied 1-1 by substitute Angel Correa. The twenty-nine year old Argentine capitalised on a great pass from Javi Galan and converted his solo effort with luck. A nervy ending to the match was exacerbated by a tackle by Atletico’s Marcos Llorenteno, for which he saw a red card

Once again, the incredible rivalry between the two great Madrid teams was on display. Transfers from the rival camp are simply unforgivable. Goalkeeper Courtois experiences this repeatedly, but on Sunday night it was really extreme.

Source: Nova Sport 4, MARCA, X