Grace: “It was a racist insult”

Gayà has said that if we did not return they would take three points or more from them, who has said?

The incident happened in the first part. There we saw a reaction from Diakhaby who was really affected by something that had happened. We learned that he had been seriously insulted and was nervous. We told the referee that we did not agree and we withdrew. In the locker room they informed us that if we did not return we would be sanctioned and at that time we talked with Diakhaby to see how he was doing. He told us that he was not here to play, but that he understood that we had to play again. And we have returned with the idea of ​​achieving victory and one more reason to achieve it. The referee has not heard anything, the assistants either. Faced with this situation, he has been forced to give continuity to the game as well. We regret this type of situation and condemn racism.

What was your position and what did you say to the Cádiz bench?

I have not spoken anything with Álvaro (Cervera). What I was trying to tell the referee is that without knowing what happened, I had taken a card from a player who was nervous and upset without knowing why. Then he told me that he was not going to be punished, then that he could not take it off … all that is secondary, the important thing is the origin.

You can confirm that the insult is “black shit” and insist who told you that they could be punished.

They have told us that we could be sanctioned, I don't know by how much. And at that time many things have been commented. In the dressing room everyone was talking and giving their opinions and we did not know which was the most correct opinion. We tried to discuss it with Diakhaby and she said that she understood perfectly, but that he was not in the mood. We have given him support and we have told him that we respect him. There was no firm record of what happened, the referee did not have it.

The one who is attacked stays in the stands and the alleged aggressor continues playing….

I understand it that way and I have commented those same words to the fourth official as soon as I returned. I want you to understand that we have wanted to protect the player who has been attacked so that he does not cause more damage and the player who has caused that was still on the field. So I have made it known to the fourth official as well.

Can you specify who told them that if they did not come out they could take three points away and what was the insult to Diakhaby?

It is an important and serious subject and I do not want to point out what words. It is an insult referring to racism and I am not the protagonist of the action and I must be cautious. I have already said that at that time many things were discussed and what was in danger was a possible sanction. I have been two years in Cádiz and what has happened is a blur, just that, and they will try not to repeat themselves.

Do you think the right thing has been done?

What worried me the most at that time was the state of my player. If he had told us I don't think we should play, we would not have played. But when he told us to carry on, we had to keep playing. We protect our player and waiting with his shirt on the bench to dedicate a second goal that could not be.

Who has decided to play?

We have come to play a game and since the referee had no record that this would have happened, we had to continue playing the game. For me the most important thing is the opinion of the player.

Does the sanction come from the referee, the Federation, the League or from within the club?

I have not spoken directly with the referees. At that time there were many people, many comments and I focused more on talking with the player, which was what mattered to me.