History and death of Tigre Ancao, Cipolletti bar: his son, a fugitive for murder, fell before the wake

It could be a story by Fontanarrosa if it weren’t for the incredible story that currently has the club as the protagonist Rio Negro spring onions also includes violence, blood and death. The popular institution of southern Argentina woke up this Friday with news that turned the weekend upside down in the city: David “the tiger” Ancao is deadthe historic leader of the bar Patagonia foremanas they call the Albinegro in the south of the country.

Ancao’s death was announced through the club’s social media, in an infrequent (not to mention unprecedented) event. “We are sorry for the death of our dear and unconditional fan. We send a warm hug to his family and we want the infinite light to shine on him”, was the post that Cipo published to report the news.

as mentioned The morning of NeuquénAncao “had been battling an illness for some time” and spent his last days hospitalized at the Cipolletti Medical Foundation, where he died.

“Please help me to ask for a prayer for my brother. They called us from the Foundation, they had to intubate him. Please pray for my brother David Ancao”, his sister Alejandra had implored in the previous hours.

On Saturday 22nd the funeral procession with Ancao’s body stopped near La Visera de Cemento, the Cipolletti stadium, where a group of fans awaited it with flags, drums and songs, as if they were in the stands. “I swear that even if the years go by, we will never abandon you…”, sings the so-called Tiger Band, in a video in which we can also hear the crying of some women, perhaps relatives of Ancao.

Clashes with the police and other bars, complaints, street and city riots, links with the governments of the time, heavy precedents and a history that includes having integrated a list of those who cannot enter the field in times of “right of admission” “, the journey of the Ancao Tiger As head of Cipo’s bar, he is similar to that of most bars (large or small) in Argentine football. And with another typical element of this type of training: last year Ancao decided to leave the board and an internal one was unleashed to inherit the throne.

However, it must be the first time that a club has fired the head of its bar on the networks, a situation that seems unlikely and could remain an anecdote but which includes another darker chapter, dedicated to Juan, the son of Ancao, the little tiger.

He was a fugitive and fell into a hair salon

The death of the head of the Cipolletti bar joins the request for justice of the relatives of Joachim Riffo, an 18-year-old from Neuquén who was murdered on March 9 in the Luis Piedrabuena neighborhood of the city. The boy received a bullet in the backfrom a motorcycle, in conditions that seem typical of a showdown, even though the mother has assured in various statements that her son was not from the area: he had gone to greet her on women’s day and they killed him by mistake.

Almost immediately, police investigations identified Juan Ancao, el Tigrecito, at the crime scene, who would also have had the collaboration of another individual, whose name has been kept because he was a minor.

Despite the fact that Ancao Jr.’s arrest was quickly ordered, the police could not find him and he had been put on the run as a fugitivea situation that changed this Friday, when Riffo’s alleged killer reappeared in the neighborhood, it is believed, to be with his family at his father’s farewell.

Thanks to the work of the police, it was possible to detect that the Tigrecito It was at a hair salon near her home., where several cell phones quickly approached to try and stop him. The suspect attempted to escape again but this time the troops managed to intercept him, reduce him and place him at the disposal of Justice.

According to reports from that corner of the country where the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén are separated by a river but united as a single city, El Tigrecito has a criminal record and a four-year prison sentence in 2017 for a murder, of which he fled for months. On that occasion, the Ministry of Security and Justice of the Río Negro came to offer a reward of 100,000 pesos for anyone who provided information on his whereabouts.

After that first crime, Ancao was caught and tried, but was fired. However, he had to remain in jail because he had other charges for grand larceny and concealment, which he pleaded guilty to, effectively putting him behind bars.

Once released and reunited with his family, Tigrecito seemed to be the natural heir of his father at the helm of the Cipolletti bar. He led the “Los Innombrables” faction, with younger members known to have even more violent ways than their predecessors. The succession doesn’t seem so simple: the arrest of Tigrecito and the death of Tigre now leave the fans headless, with all that this entails in an environment governed by mafia codes.

“Come on old man, let’s all join the prayer chain for the Tiger, for DAVID ANCAO. Come on old man, you must be strong as you have always shown. Here is the solid band that accompanies you, come on old man we will wait for you at the plank to encourage the our beloved Cipo”, wrote “The Unmentionables” a few weeks before the death of the “Great Chief”.

This Sunday, Albinegro will visit Germinal de Rawson for round 7 of Torneo Federale A, and in the following match they will receive Sol de Mayo de Viedma, the first at home after the death of Tigre Ancao, when a great tribute is expected to the grandstands of La Visera de Cemento.