Sevilla-Atlético game halted due to fan protest

Sevilla's LaLiga lucifer with Atlético Madrid was concisely suspended connected Sunday aft fans threw pieces of paper onto the transportation arsenic portion of a protestation against the club's president and board.

Fans astatine the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán are unhappy with the absorption of president José María del Nido Carrasco, and hundreds had gathered extracurricular the stadium earlier to signifier a protestation up of kick-off.

Midway done the 2nd half, fans successful the northbound basal held up yellowish cards and displayed a banner calling for "Junior" -- a nickname for Del Nido Carrasco -- to resign, and past threw the pieces of paper onto the pitch.

Referee Cesar Soto Grado paused play for respective minutes portion stewards and different stadium unit could cleanable up, with paper littering Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak's punishment area.

The assemblage was doubly asked to refrain from throwing objects onto the transportation successful announcements made implicit the stadium speakers.

Sevilla are 11th successful LaLiga, and mislaid the Seville Derby 2-1 to fierce rivals Real Betis past weekend, their archetypal league decision successful the fixture since 2018.

In caller years Del Nido Carrasco has been progressive successful a bid of confrontations with his begetter -- the club's ex-president -- José María del Nido Benavente, who is besides a large shareholder and has sought to instrumentality to the position.

Sevilla person been 1 of Spain's astir palmy clubs this century, winning 7 Europa Leagues -- astir precocious successful 2023 -- but person struggled successful LaLiga successful caller seasons.