Photo of unconsciousness: the flare falls among Pincha fans. Photo: Juan Mabromata / AFP)
As a local, Estudiantes was left with a victory that leaves them one step away from qualifying for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores. They beat Nacional 1-0 with a goal from Manuel Castro and took six points from Bolso and Bragantino with six left to play. Today, the Brazilian team receives Vélez, who last had just one unit.
It promises to be a great soccer match between two teams with a long history of competition and with good gifts in their respective local tournaments, but the news, again in these latitudes, is the violence that is present in stands.
Fans of the Uruguayan team threw flares at Pincha supporters. These artifacts, banned worldwide in football stadiums, seemed, at first, to be part of the show, but soon the situation got out of control.
Besides, there are stones and bottles of both bias and destruction of the bathrooms of UNO Stadium in La Plata. But the madness did not end there. When the meeting ended there were several buses that ended up in broken glass.
As reported in the official broadcast, a fan of Estudiantes had to receive medical attention for a major cut and burn in his right hand, while a two -year -old infant was injured after being struck by a lighter.
One of the injured fans received medical attention. Photo: Twitter.
Police arrested 17 supporters of the tricolor group, but, after background checks, they were released some time after a violation was applied. They were able to return to Uruguay. However, Buenos Aires Provincial authorities will ask Immigration to identify those who promoted the incidents so that they can no longer re-enter Argentina.
How is it possible that fans of any team can enter a football stadium with flares in a match of a competition as prestigious as the Copa Libertadores? Was there negligence in placing visitors too close to the venue?
As for what happened, all eyes were on the failed security operation, which was greatly ridiculed by Bag fans. Looking to the future, it is up to Conmebol to act on the matter and apply the corresponding sanctions after a role that could lead to tragedy.
Source: Clarin
