Buenos Aires – A fan of the football team of the Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata yesterday he died near Buenos Aires during the clashes that took place on the sidelines of the Argentine championship match between the team he supported and Boca Juniors.
“I confirm that there is a dead person. This person died of cardiac arrest,” said the Minister of Security of the province of Buenos Aires, Sergio Berni.
The hospital where the victim was transported stated that he was a 57-year-old man, struck down by an arrest cardiorespiratory.
The clashes began outside the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata, about 50 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, where the Gimnasia team hosted Boca Juniors. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse fans who tried to enter the already full stadium. “The incidents started outside the stadium and continued inside. There were around 10,000 people walking around the stadium trying to get in, some with tickets, some without. Everyone could see that the stadium was packed.” has explained Eduardo Aparicio, head of the Agency for the Prevention of Violence in Sport. “There is an investigation into the affair”, and in particular “the actions of the police”, he added.
The Boca Juniors-Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata match, two leading teams of the Argentine championship, was interrupted in the 9th minute when the effects of the tear gas came inside the stadium. “The air became unbreathable. The situation got out of control and there were no longer any guarantees of safety,” he said the referee Hernan Mastrangelo.
Part of the audience then invaded the lawn in search of clean air, the gates of the stadium were closed by the police to prevent any forced entry. According to local media, several dozen spectators had to be transported to the hospital due to the effects of the gases. A cameraman from a sports channel was also hit by a rubber bullet. “What was supposed to be a party ends like this, it’s terrible,” he said the director of Boca, Hugo Ibarra.
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