Juan Román Riquelme yesterday gave an example of sanity and bravery by preventing an almost certain pitched battle between police and Boca Juniors ultras present in Rosario, where the xeneize team faced Gimnasia y la Plata in the quarterfinals of the Argentine Cup. The former Barça player came down from the box when he saw that the situation was tense and pushed his brave fans back to avoid the confrontation.
The Buenos Aires team was winning by the minimum when a confrontation occurred between fans of both fans that forced the match to be suspended. The police present at the stadium had to intervene to prevent the fight from taking place, but at that moment the Boca fans also confronted the security forces.
The most radical fans of the Buenos Aires fans intended to cross the field on the grass to reach the location of the fans from La Plata. The brawl had begun with the throwing of seats. The police proceeded to use pepper spray. The tension was growing while all of Argentina attended in shock.
But in the midst of the tension, Riquelme appeared to pacify the situation. “I was looking at the situation from above, I saw what was happening and I decided to go down and be with the people, I love the Boca fans,” said Riquelme.
“I was looking at the situation from above, I saw what was happening and I decided to go down and be with the people, I love the Boca fans.”
“Sometimes, since we criticize the fans of any team or the police a lot, I have to thank the police for their actions because they understood that they had to stop, that there were many kids, many families, and they apologized for the rubber bullets they fired.” , said the president of Boca later.
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