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The Appeals Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has estimated the request submitted by Rayo Vallecano and has decided to suspend the sanctions imposed on the Madrid club after the match against Albacete , suspended last December 15 by the insults delivered on the visiting player Roman Zozulia .

In this way, the penalties imposed last week to the Madrid club remain in the air: the obligation to play behind closed doors the second part of that match against Albacete, the partial closure of the Vallecas Stadium for two games and the fine of 18,000 Euros

These sanctions were imposed by the Competition Committee of the RFEF of Football (RFEF) after the suspension of that match corresponding to day 20 of Second Division, when chants such as ' You are a Nazi' were uttered from a sector of the Vallecano Stadium and They displayed banners against the Ukrainian player.

Now, the Appeals Committee, formed by Miguel Díaz, Elena Roldán Centeno and Concepción Escobar, has estimated Rayo's request, which has asked for more time to write a more elaborate resource.

"Since the appealing club announces the extension with in-depth arguments within the period that it has by law (until January 14), this Committee considers it essential to assess those announced arguments to decide on a matter of special relevance such as the one that gives rise to the appeal filed before us, "the agency explained in its resolution.

It should be remembered that the fans of Rayo frustrated the signing of the Ukrainian striker in 2017 for his disagreement with the ideology of the player. The suspension of Rayo-Albacete was a pioneer, since it was the first time that a game in Spain was suspended for songs that attempt against a player.

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