Overview
- The Comisión Estatal against violence proposed on Monday that Estadio Riazor be closed for one month and Deportivo fined €80,000 for the mass pitch invasion at the club’s promotion celebration on May 31.
- Antiviolencia’s report details dangerous acts during the invasion, including activation of pyrotechnics, removal of pieces of turf, ripping out seats and vandalism that damaged the stadium and created safety risks.
- The Police report cited by the commission says two players accepted and carried flags identified with the ultra group Riazor Blues during the team’s lap of honour, and the commission treats promotion or support of that group as prohibited.
- Emergency services from Cruz Roja treated five people for minor injuries and the Policía Nacional recorded an unauthorized drone flight inside the stadium after the safety coordinator had denied drone use.
- The proposal now goes to the RFEF’s disciplinary bodies, Deportivo can submit alegaciones and any final sanction may be appealed to the Tribunal de Arbitraje Deportivo; past cases show proposed closures are sometimes reduced to fines or altered during the process.