Another terrible attack on an uphill referee: a fan entered the field to hit him halfway through the final towards Federal A

There is a tournament which, unlike the rest of Argentine football, is in full definition… and boiling. He regional amateurwhich provides seats for internal teams in the federal a (AFA Third Division) lives in escalation of violence which had another episode this Sunday: a fan of Independiente de San Cayetano entered the pitch in Bahía Blanca to attack the refereewho was rescued by his assistants, and then fled the playing field as players from the same team chased after him.

It was one of four finals that this Sunday determined the four promotions to the most important tournament organized by the Federal Council, the pinnacle of the AFA which organizes the interior championships of the country.

A couple of weeks ago, in the semi-finals of this same championship, chaos broke out in the rematch between Villa Krause de San Juan and San Martín de Mendoza, who qualified on goal difference. The locals attacked their rivals, assaulted the referees with shoving, pineapples and insults while trying to defend themselves as best they could and ended up facing the police, who tried to protect the refereeing panel, where a woman was.

Indeed, the linesman Leila Arganaraz He tried to defend himself by hitting ‘shovelfuls’ with the flag that serves to penalize the advanced positions. What got the worst was Maurice Martin (a footballer hit him in the neck from behind), while José Ponce and Rodrigo Ballestero, who completed the quartet of judges, also received attacks.

This Sunday the explosion appeared after Germinal’s third goal, as during the celebration the substitutes of Independiente de San Cayetano, who were warming up on one side, went to reproach him for having dedicated them to their face . It was 27 minutes into the second half.

The situation escalated, involving teams and coaching staff from both institutions, until the fulcrum of the conflict reached the referees. The police tried to stop the various points of the attack, until a fan climbed over the fence, entered the pitch and managed to reach Judge Lucas Gómez at full speed.

The referee quartet escaped through the access tunnel as local players beat them and, of course, suspended the game. The Germinal players remained to celebrate on the playing field, even if we will have to wait for the decision of the Disciplinary Court.

Linqueño de Lincoln (defeated San Martín de Mendoza), Sportivo Atenas de Río Cuarto (beats 9 de Julio de Rafaela) and Sol de América de Formosa (beats Camioneros Argentino del Norte de Salta) are the others promoted in Federal a.