The RCD Espanyol condemns the gesture of Mapi León that “violates the intimacy” of its footballer Daniela Caracas

The RCD Espanyol said Monday that “condemns” what happened in the Catalan Derbi of the weekend among the first women’s teams of the Blanquiazul Club and Barça Vesti, when the player ‘Culer’ Mapi León touched the genitals of the ‘Perica’ Daniela Caracas after a Forzejeo, something that they consider that “violates the intimacy” of its player, which is offered by the legal services of the club.

“From the RCD Espanyol of Barcelona, ​​we want to show our total discontent and condemn some facts that took place last Sunday, during the derby played in the CE Dani Jarque between the RCD Espanyol and the FC Barcelona. It is an action that we consider unacceptable and that should not go unnoticed, “said Espanyol in a statement.

In a play of the match, the Blaugrana Mapi León, after a struggle and blows to win the position with the blue and white Daniela Caracas, made a “gesture that violates the intimacy” of the Spanish player.

The Barça player, Mapi León, touched the parts of the Espanyol footballer, Daniela Caracas, during the female derby. pic.twitter.com/3aOOV0FcI2

— Albert Ortega (@AlbertOrtegaES1) February 10, 2025

“While Caracas, at the time, could not react because of the impact caused by the situation, later when assimilating what happened he became aware of the seriousness of the gesture, but he chose not to react angrily to avoid a disciplinary sanction and harm the team “The entity explained.

“To what happened on the field of play is added the unfortunate reaction in social networks, where our player has been subject to insults by hundreds of profiles. We are concerned that, instead of focusing on the act itself, part of the Media attention has been diverted towards other issues outside the seriousness of the action, “lamented the blue and white club.

In addition, from the RCD Espanyol defend their player and condemn any act that threatens the integrity of the players in the field. “We firmly believe in respect and sports as fundamental values ​​of football and we hope that these types of situations will be treated with the seriousness they deserve. In addition, we have made available to our player the legal services of the club in case you want to take legal actions,” , they expose in the statement.