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The champion Atlas was facing Querétaro in a match valid for the ninth day of the Clausura Tournament, when a fight in the stands between supporters of both teams moved to the field, causing the suspension of the game and forcing uninvolved fans to flee from the La Corrector.
Dozens of people were injured when a clash between fans at a Mexican soccer match spilled out of the stands onto the pitch, sparking violent assaults and a stampede of fans fleeing Querétaro’s La Corregidora stadium.
The champion Atlas went ahead with a goal from Argentine Julio Furch at 29 minutes, during his visit to Querétaro, in a match valid for the ninth day of the first division. At 60, a fight broke out between fans of both teams, which worsened when the opposing ones managed to break the perimeter fences that separated them.
The brawl moved to the playing field, causing players and referees to take shelter in the dressing rooms of the stadium, which served as the venue for the ’86 World Cup in Mexico.
Images that spread on social networks showed the violent attacks, which have produced twenty injured. According to a tweet from the Civil Protection Coordination of the state of Querétaro published at 10:24 pm, Mexico time, the confrontation left no fatalities, although at least two of those affected suffered serious injuries.
Derived from the events recorded this Saturday afternoon at the Corregidora stadium, the CEPC reports that so far there are no reports of deceased persons, 22 injured persons, 9 of them transferred to the General Hospital and of these, two of them seriously .
— Coordination of Civil Protection of the State of Qro (@PCIVILQRO) March 6, 2022
Both teams issued statements condemning what happened, and the Mexican League promised to carry out investigations and file criminal complaints to establish responsibilities.
with EFE