Scandalous ending in Uruguayan football: he was invited to fight and there was a pitched battle in Defensor-River

The match won 2-1 by Defensor Sporting against River Plate at the Luis Franzini stadium in Montevideo had a violent ending. The match had been quite tense. What had happened? Almeida, the host, committed a strong foul on Dawson, the host. Then, Octavio Rivero, who scored the winning double, committed a foul and kicked the ball away. The visiting goalkeeper, Yonatan Irrazábal, got angry and kicked his opponent.

It seemed like everything was left there, but after the final whistle the battle exploded. Someone said something that lit the fuse and Sebastián Guerrero (23 years old), the defender’s replacement, signaled to the Paraguayan Matías Alfonso, of Boston River, in a clear invitation to fight.

They looked for each other and kicked each other at the same time. This led to more players and members of both coaching staffs entering the fray. There was running, slapping and people on the floor.

Ignacio Ithurralde, River’s coach, went looking for Guerrero, detained him and took him to the locker room. It later became known that a Defensor employee had argued with Almeida in the tunnel.

The battle also continued on a grandstand, with pine cones between players and fans. A piece of paper.