The suspects of acts of intolerance with two fans of FC Porto in Estoril Praia have already been identified, an official source from the Authority for the Prevention and Combat of Violence in Sports (APCVD) confirmed to Lusa on Monday.
Contacted by Lusa, a source from the APCVD reported the identification of the suspects, with the collaboration of the National Republican Guard (GNR) and the opening of an administrative infraction process for the acts committed on Saturday, during the Estoril Praia draw. at the reception of the champion FC Porto (1-1), on the seventh day of the I Portuguese Football League.
These are insults directed at a man, with a child on his lap, both wearing FC Porto shirts, who were allegedly spat on, while they were in an area of the bench intended for local fans, which can be sanctioned with fines of between 1,000 and 10,000 euros and with a sanction of prohibition of access to sports venues.
The same source assured that, after the incident and according to the APCVD, the father and the boy who wore the FC Porto shirt, victims of acts of intolerance, remained on the same bench, although with the need to move them a few meters. protect their physical integrity. Boy and father continued like this with the jersey of their respective club, welcomed by the Estorilians who stood out and were outraged by the acts of intolerance that had occurred.
On Sunday, Estoril Praia lamented what happened and condemned “any act of violence, whatever its nature.”
“We deeply regret the situation experienced by the daughter of the FC Porto fan at the António Coimbra da Mota Stadium, apologizing to her and hoping that she never stops appreciating the true essence of Sport. We condemn the attitudes of those who cannot control their emotions and allow the provocative attitudes of alleged soccer fans become an unfortunate moment of aggression that has no place in a soccer stadium, ”reads the Cascais shield statement.
Estoril Praia ends this note making itself available “to continue collaborating with the competent authorities in the search for adequate solutions that can prevent this type of episode from happening again in a sports venue.”
Earlier, the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, João Paulo Correia, and the president of the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP), Pedro Proença, had repudiated this incident.
“This boy and his father were victims of unacceptable intolerance by a group of fans of the opposing team. These types of incidents cannot happen in our stadiums. Nor can we accept attempts to normalize intolerance in sport,” João reacted. Paul Correia. , through the social network Twitter.
In addition, the Secretary of State for Youth and Sport assured measures against offenders: “The Authority for the Prevention and Fight against Violence in Sport will act against the behavior of the fans in question. We will continue to fight tirelessly.”
Questioned by Lusa, the same source from the APCVD reported the existence of some 1,800 final convictions, without the possibility of appeal, and 560 measures prohibiting access to sports venues in force, derived from the activity of the last three years.
In total, currently, some 250 fans are prohibited from accessing sports venues, according to data from the National Sports Information Point, 170 of which after the measures applied by the APCVD.
The president of the LPFP also called for a “joint reflection”, stressing that “no one” can be absent from this discussion.
“The cry of a terrified child, clutching his father’s arms, in a football stadium, should be enough to make us… STOP!!!” wrote Pedro Proença, on the social network Facebook. .
The leader of the LPFP insisted on “repudiating, firmly and convincingly, all acts that constitute attacks against all those who build the show that football should be”, in a “moment of recovery” of competitions and in which it is intended to “return families to sports scenarios”.
“We will have to be uncompromising in defending these values, sure, however, that change begins in each one of us, in the reflection on what sport and citizenship are. This reflection will constitute a substantial part of this journey. and demand the means and conditions to make it effective”, highlighted Proença.
It is the second time in a week that both the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports and the president of the LPFP regret incidents that have occurred with fans in I League stadiums.
Precisely a week ago, a boy was forced to take off his Benfica shirt at the Famalicão stadium, since he was, along with his father, on a bench with a majority of local fans.
Source: TSF
