Pitched battle between Racing and River fans at the Dock Sud toll booth on the Buenos Aires-La Plata highway.
The day after the confrontation between two groups of River and Racing fans at the South Dock tollbooth left the balance two injured and six arrested. The subjects were identified by the Carabinieri, a deposition was taken at the Public Prosecutor’s Office specializing in sporting events and related crimes, by dr. Mario Prieto, and were released. Obviously, no one will be able to return to the stadiums because he will be punished with the ban on attendance.
“They are all adults and the accident was spontaneous. There was nothing armed, nor can we speak of a bar fight “, said Eduardo Aparicio, head of Aprevide (Agency for the prevention of violence in sport). Clarione.
The riots occurred around eight on Sunday evening, when a group from the River branch at Dock South boarded the bus at the toll booth. They were headed to Núñez, where Marcelo Gallardo’s team had planned to play for Sarmiento. Just then, another bus with the Racing fans returning to Lomas de Zamora, shortly after 3 to 3 between the Academy and Tigre, stops at the road station. And what followed was typical of social intolerance and the war of colors.
Daniele Avellaneda
Source: Clarin
