Racing Santander have denied an allegation their 3-0 home win against Hercules on the final day of the second-division season was fixed and said they will cooperate fully with a probe by Spanish and European football authorities.
Despite the June 8 victory, Santander were relegated to the third tier after dropping down to the second division at the end of the 2011-12 campaign and are struggling to stay afloat after several years of institutional turmoil.
“Racing has absolute confidence in the players in its squad and rejects any malicious report that calls into question its honesty and professionalism,” the north coast club said.
“The club will immediately make itself available to Uefa and the LFP (Spanish professional league) to mount a thorough investigation of the facts,” they added.