Three Boca fans are arrested in Sao Paulo for racist acts against Corinthians fans

Three Boca fans they were arrested this Tuesday at night in a police station in Sao Paulo, accused of racist acts against Corinthians fans during the match that drew goalless for the first leg of the first knockout round of Copa Libertadores.

The Argentines were housed in the police station located in the basement of the Neo Química Arena stadium in Corinthians. According to police sources referring to Télam, this Wednesday they could be transferred to another place of detention, as happened with another Xeneize fan last April.

The three arrests were classified as “racial slur” and the bail to pay for two of the people involved for his release amounts to 20,000 reais, about 4,000 dollars.

“We have decided to raise the bail because this Copa Libertadores has become a scene of racial insults that has not been seen in a long time,” said Major Events commissioner César Saadi, in charge of the security operation at the Telam Corinthians stadium.

In total there were six delays in the commissioner. Three of them were arrested, while the other half of the fans were released.

Images were initially released of a Boca fan giving the Nazi salute and he, who is the third of those arrested, will not have the benefit of bail because his case has been classified as “crime excuses”.

Meanwhile, the other inmates were identified as they were making movements with their arms to simulate being a monkey in the middle of the tunnel.

One of them, residing in Brazil and without documents, was filmed by two Corinthians fanswho ended up reporting him to the authorities.

other controversy

The fact, labeled “racial slur”takes place just three days after Boca was fined by Conmebol with the payment of 100,000 dollars precisely for racist crimes committed by Xeneizes fans to the partial Corinthians, which took place during the meeting last May at Bombonera, from Zone E of phase a groups of this Copa Libertadores.

At the time, a fan from Mendoza was arrested and later released after paying a bail of 3,000 reais (around 70,000 Argentine pesos) to be released.

The man in question has been identified as Leonardo Ponzo, who uses his social networks to show his tours following Xeneize and also to show his fanaticism for a controversial character: Rafael Di Zeo.

The Boca fan usually posts photos in which he is proud next to one of the historical leaders of La 12, the historic barra brava xeneize.

The magnifying glass for revenge

After the repeated episodes of racism, the magnifying glass will now be focused on what could happen next 5 July, when Boca will receive Corinthians again in La Bombonera for the rematch that will define the team that will enter the top 8 of the continental tournament. .

Furthermore, this Tuesday before the game, the bus that carried Sebastián Battaglia’s team received stones. The bus ended up with a completely smashed window, right at the height of Jorge “el Patrón” Bermúdez, a member of the Xeneize Football Council.