Scandal: an Al-Ittihad footballer received whiplash in the final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup

Al Hilal became champion of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup after beating Al Ittihad, a team led by Marcelo Gallardo, 4-1 in the final, but the most notable thing in news terms was what happened after the match ended, with a unfortunate aggression towards Moroccan striker Abderrazak Hamdallahplayer of the Al-Ittihad team.

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The event took place this Thursday at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, exhibiting a moment of high tension between the fans and players of that institution.

It all started when a supporter began to insult the footballers for what they had done on the playing field in the defining match, which caused the Moroccan player to react. who threw water towards the fan.

However, the latter decided to escalate the situation by attacking Hamdallah with whips!a scene that was recorded and is already viral around the world.

When observing this particular situation, members of the Al-Ittihad coaching staff, a team led by Argentine Marcelo Gallardo and which has figures such as the French attacker on its roster Karim Benzema, They tried to calm the attacking spectator, but it was the security elements present in the stadium who managed to expel the fan and avoid a major incident.

The aggression suffered by Hamdallah has unleashed a wave of reactions in the world of football, condemning the violent behavior of some fans and reminding that it is very necessary to maintain security inside and outside the stadiums. This incident highlights the need to implement stricter measures to ensure that these sporting events take place in an environment of healthy and respectful competitiveness, something that has not been happening in many countries where passion ends up being confused with violence, and where levels of fanaticism reaches such a point that these types of episodes become uncontrollable. Let's hope it doesn't happen again.