the match between Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata and Boca was stopped at 9 ‘of the first half by a cloud of tear gas that invaded the pitch and forced the referee Hernan Mastrangelo to suspend the game. The players and members of both teams went to the locker room and about 40 minutes later the Professional League announced that the match had been suspended for “lack of guarantees”.
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The word of Julio Garro, mayor of La Plata
“For me it is difficult to understand how these events do not take place in the Single Stadium. When we saw this, it was the placement of the ambulances, the police and the Civil Protection is something that surprised us. There are several that had to be manned. , have become deranged “.
“These are things that can be planned and predicted. Our city has one of the best stadiums in South America. It’s a place with a lot more capacity. It’s not Gimnasia or Boca’s fault, but we live in a society with so much violence, I understand that this has to do with the planning and that things are much better, unfortunately, which went very well, it is affected by what they inform me about things that happen outside the stadium. “
MATCH SUSPENDED
The Professional Football League has announced through its social networks the suspension of the match between Gimnasia and Boca.
The playing field seems to be overrun by Gimnasia La Plata fans trying to recover after inhaling tear gas thrown by the police.
The playing field of the gymnastics field was packed with fans.
The gymnastics stadium seemed full, but in the vicinity there were still many people who tried to enter – ticket in hand – and clashed with the police who repressed with rubber bullets and tear gas.
Serious accidents in La Plata. (Marcello Carroll)
The people in the stables were greatly affected by the effects of the police gas. A few minutes later, many local fans jumped onto the pitch to get some air and entered the locker room in search of water to relieve the effects of the gases.
Serious accidents in La Plata. (Marcello Carroll)
A first version indicates that the Juan Carmelo Zerillo, the Gimnasia en el Bosque stadium, with a capacity of 21,500 people, would have been oversold for the match against Boca, a key duel in the fight for the championship.
Serious accidents in La Plata. (Marcello Carroll)
After the game started, the gates of the stadium were closed to prevent the entry of fans who were outside pressing to enter.
Serious accidents in La Plata. (Marcello Carroll)
According to the telecast, an Uruguayan cameraman named Fernando Rivero he would have been shot three times with a rubber bullet by the police while doing his job.
Serious accidents in La Plata. (Marcello Carroll)
Source: Clarin
