“Atlético received a sanction of partial closure of its sports venue for a period of two matches and a financial penalty of 20,000 euros,” said the RFEF in a press release.
Spain international Nico Williams claimed he was targeted by monkey cries as he prepared to take a corner during his team's 3-1 defeat in Madrid, with the match interrupted for a few minutes when he reported the facts to the referee.
Atlético de Madrid to expel 'socios' who made racist insults against Vinicius
The Basque winger scored shortly after and celebrated his goal by tapping his arm, indicating the color of his skin.
“It was with a little anger, it’s not normal to be insulted for the color of your skin,” he added.
“There weren't many of them. There are stupid people everywhere… I hope that will change little by little,” said the 21-year-old.
The Spanish football league also announced that the author of these monkey noises had been identified thanks to cameras present in the stadium and handed over to the police after the match.
