The fan tried to punch Marko Dmitrovic in the face, but the goalkeeper overtook him and managed to knock him down. Sampaoli was furious in his statements about the situation.
Jorge Sampaoli’s Sevilla was able to smile after qualifying for the knockout stages of the Europa League. They lost 2-0 to PSV Eindhoven in the last game, but he 3-0 win for Sevilla in the first leg, it helped them win the key . Of course, the game was marked by an event that involved the goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic.
In the last minutes of the game, a fan of the home team (PSV) entered the pitch evade all security officials, and got involved in a fight with the aforementioned Sevilla goalkeeper .
The object punched the footballer in the face However, the physical strength of a goalkeeper who evolves in the European elite is clearly superior. Dmitrovic defended himself and managed to stop the fan without major complications, keeping it on the ground while waiting for it to be removed from the lawn.
Subsequently, the invader was removed from the field by security guards, which restored calm to the meeting. Faced with this situation, the same protagonist, Dmitrovic, made statements to clarify what had happened.
“A fan came and pushed me from behind. I guess he was a bit mad at the outcome and also a bit mad or drunk, that’s for sure he was” The Serbian indicated in the first place, alluding to the fact that at that time PSV could not find a way to equalize the series, since the event happened at 92 ‘, and they did not only won 1-0 despite needing to score at least three goals.
Then the meta kicked off: “He pushed me from behind and tried to hit me. The truth is that I wanted to hit him… I’ve never hit in my life, but I know how to defend myself.” .
During sentencing, he said: “I’m going to shut up for not saying what I really wanted to do to her. I had anger in my body, it’s not good that this is happening. I hope it will be punished well if it happens again in football.” .
Sampaoli’s outrage
Sevilla’s technical director didn’t want to remain silent and also showed his concern and disappointment with the events. First, the Casildense pointed the finger at Daniele Orsato, the judge of the match: “He kicked. These are things I don’t understand how the referee didn’t take further action against an attack like that. If it’s accepted, from now on everything will be fine.” .
“The fan episode makes it clear that other measures should have been taken. This type of event fuels the possibility of its repetition. Anyone participates and in addition attacking a footballer” He then remarked, showing his outrage at how little concern the fact on the ground showed.
Barely, the former La Roja coach pointed out: “I think what happened today is very serious. I don’t know what kind of punishment I should have taken, because it should have been more severe. It should have ended then. Too much violence allowed a game to continue.” .
Around the result, Sevilla eventually managed to advance with an aggregate score of 3-2 , thus entering the knockout stages of the Europa League. The draw for said instance has already been made, so the rival of the Spanish team will be the fenerbahce from Turkey. The first leg of this match will be March 9 at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán home of the Sampaoli team.
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