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Sevilla Player Lucas Ocampos Touched Inappropriately by Rayo Vallecano Fan

Lucas Ocampos appeared to be poked in his butt by the finger of a Rayo Vallecano fan as the Sevilla player was preparing to take a throw-in in Spain's La Liga.

Robert Summerscales

Sevilla Player Lucas Ocampos Touched Inappropriately by Rayo Vallecano Fan
Sevilla Player Lucas Ocampos Touched Inappropriately by Rayo Vallecano Fan /

Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos complained to the referee during Monday's game against Rayo Vallecano after a fan in the front row appeared to poke his butt.

Ocampos was preparing to take a throw-in in the 33rd minute when a young male leaned forward and moved his index finger towards the back of the player's shorts.

Argentina international Ocampos reacted by turning around and confronting his alleged attacker before calling over the ref.

Sevilla's Lucas Ocampos pictured preparing to take a throw-in during a La Liga game against Rayo Vallecano as a fan wearing a baseball cap in the front row appears to poke the player's butt with his index finger
Sevilla's Lucas Ocampos pictured preparing to take a throw-in during a game against Rayo Vallecano as a fan wearing a baseball cap in the front row appears to poke the player's butt with his index finger / GOL PLAY

Ocampos went on to complete the full 90 minutes as Sevilla won 2-1 to move three points clear of the relegation zone.

After the match, Ocampos told DAZN: "I kept my calm because I have two daughters. I hope this doesn't happen to them in the future."

He added that he wants La Liga to treat the incident "as seriously as it takes racism".

A club statement from Sevilla later read: "We would like to place on record our disgust at the incident.

"Lucas Ocampos was subjected to an obscene and completely inappropriate act by a home fan.

"We hope that the appropriate measures outlined in the regulations will be taken to prevent such behavior from happening again on a football field, and we have expressed this to La Liga directly."

A statement by the home team read: "This isolated action is solely the individual responsibility of the fan who carried it out.

"Rayo Vallecano is currently working to identify the fan so that, if he is a season-ticket holder of the club, the appropriate disciplinary measures can be taken in accordance with the internal regulations."

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.