A dead in duel suspended for incidents between Gimnasia and Boca by the Argentine League
The game was suspended 9 minutes into the first half due to serious disturbances that occurred outside the venue that affected the development of the duel that was played at the Carmelo Zerillo stadium, in La Plata, about 50 kilometers south of Buenos Aires.
“I confirm that there is a dead person. This person dies of cardiac arrest“, said Sergio Berni, Minister of Security of the province of Buenos Aires.
hospital authorities San Martín de La Plata confirmed the death of César Regueiro, 57, due to a cardiorespiratory arrest while being transferred from the Gymnastics stadium to the care center.
A cameraman for the TyC sports channel was injured by rubber bullets and dozens of spectators had to be referred to hospitals due to the effect of the gases, according to local media reports.
The duel was canceled until further notice “due to lack of guarantees”, as announced by referee Hernán Mastrángelo, minutes after the players and coaching staff left for the locker room.
“The reality is that we never had the physical integrity to continue the match, it affected all of us on the pitch, the air became unbreathable. The situation got out of control and there were no security guarantees“added the referee.
The incidents began with violent crossings outside the stadium, when the police repressed with rubber bullets and tear gas fans who struggled to enter an already packed stadium.
The match was the most important on date 23, four days from the end, with a Gimnasia that at home played the last chance to fight for the titlewhile Boca was looking for a victory to return to the top of the championship
“What was going to be a party ends in this, what happened hurts us all, it is tremendous and we are sorry“Boca Juniors manager Hugo Ibarra told reporters.
– “Very bitter drink” –
With a packed stadium, the incidents began when people continued to arrive determined to enter, many of them with valid tickets, according to local authorities.
Detonations were heard in the stadium and the smoke from the gases quickly reached the field of play. The footballers, the referee and members of the coaching staff had to quickly leave the field, At the same time, fans entered the field in search of an exit and fresher air, since the accesses to the field were closed.
In Argentine football, League matches are played without the visiting public, which did not prevent some members of the Boca squad from helping rival fans with water.
“The first thing I saw was the people who began to leave the stalls and I began to feel what the gas causes. I thought about my family and I started to worry. I am angry about everything that happened,” said Nicolás Contín, a gymnastics player, while carrying her little son in her arms hours after the suspension of the game, still in the locker room.
Quilombo was created in Gymnastics – Boca. Pipo’s testimony is key to understanding the situation pic.twitter.com/75UXJUhR00
– CARUSO (@CarusoManias) October 7, 2022
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) issued a statement in which it “strongly repudiated the facts of public knowledge that occurred today in the vicinity of the Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata stadium” and expressed “its commitment to continue working to eradicate this kind of episodes that tarnish the football festival.”
Meanwhile, Eduardo Aparicio, head of the agency that prevents violence in stadiums in Argentina, lamented the incidents.
“It is a very bitter pill, everything is under investigation, the actions of the police. The incidents started from the outside in, around the stadium there were 10,000 people wanting to enter, some had tickets, others did not.. Everyone saw how the field was, there wasn’t even a pin in it”.
We regret the death of Carlos “Lolo” Regueiro, a Gimnasia fan who lost his life after the incidents that occurred outside the stadium. Our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. We repudiate these facts and make a profound call for reflection.
– Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) October 7, 2022
“The game is not going to be played (on Friday) in any way.he added.
According to statistics from the NGO Salvemos al Fútbol, the clashes inside and outside the stadiums have produced more than 300 deaths in Argentina since it became professional soccer in the South American country in the 1930s, although two-thirds of the deaths occurred after the 1990s.
Before the violence unleashed on the outskirts of the stadium in La Plata, two games had been played, with the victory of Argentinos Juniors as a visitor by 4-0 over Lanús, and Huracán by 1-0 over Talleres de Córdoba.
📹 The image | Fans waiting to leave the stadium, fainting and nerves in the Gimnasia LP stands.
👉🏻 The match has been suspended.
via @AgaAleksi
– El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) October 7, 2022
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