The incidents between the fans of Vélez and Talleres in the first leg of the quarter-finals will not prevent the Fortín fans from being in Amalfitani against Flamengo. (Photo: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni / EFE)
Velez fans breathe. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has announced the sanction after the incidents that occurred in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals against Talleres and the good news is that the fans of the Loud they will be able to make a gift in the semifinals against Flamengo.
The parent company of South American football has decided close the Platea Sur Alta of the José Amalfitani stadium and also applied two economic sanctions: one to the club, for 95,000 dollars, and another to the team’s coach, Uruguayan Alexander Medina, for 50,000 dollars.
Even if the Liniers club will have the possibility to appeal the sanction, it is almost a fact that Conmebol will keep his sentence. However, in principle it was feared that he would be tougher, bearing in mind that, at the local level, the Football Safety Committee of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires made him play his last home game for the Professional League behind closed doors. Football against Gymnastics and Fencing La Plata.
Source: Clarin
