Fans of Central Rosary and police officers have carried out harsh confrontations outside the Gigante de Arroyito stadium before the match of Libertadores Cup played behind closed doors Atlético Mineiro won towards the end by 0-1.
The match on the fourth day of Group G, which left the Brazilian team as first classified in the round of 16, was played without an audience in the stands due to a sanction from Conmebol for the incidents recorded on the same stage at the end of the match. of the first date against Peñarol.
The bus transporting the Rosario team, who needed to win today to stay in the qualifying zone for the top sixteen phase, was greeted by members of organized bars. The crowd was interrupted by the mounted police, who repressed the fans.
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Sticks, tear gas and rubber bullets added tension to the scenes along Parque Alem and the main avenue leading to the Rosario city stadium. Witnesses consulted by local media agreed in accusing the authorities of reacting severely to the fans who wanted to encourage the players before the match played behind closed doors.
Fernando Peverengo, Secretary of Sports Security of the Province of Santa Fe, whose capital is Rosario, supported the authorities’ operation. He stated that the fans stood in front of the bus and at a certain point the security forces’ property was at risk, and that is why they believed it was appropriate to dissolve the demonstration.
DATA SHEET
0 – Central Rosary: Jorge Broun; Damián Martínez (d.73, Enmanuel Coronel), Facundo Mallo, Carlos Quintana, Agustín Sández; Kevin Ortíz, Jonatan Gómez (m.74, Lautaro Giaccone); Tomás O’Connor (m.67, Franco Ibarra), Ignacio Malcorra, Jaminton Campaz (m.75, Maximiliano Lovera); and Agustín Módica (d.88, Tobías Cervera)
1 – Atlético Mineiro: Everson; Renzo Saravia, Rodrigo Battaglia, Bruno Fuchs, Guilherme Arana; Otávio Santos, Alan Franco, Matías Zaracho (m.65, Igor Gomes); Gustavo Scarpa (m.65, Alisson), Hulk (m.72, Eduardo Vargas) and Paulinho (m.89, Pedrinho)
Goal: 0-1, Paulinho (m. 87)
Referee: Chilean Piero Maza Gómez cautioned Damián Martínez, Renzo Saravia, Paulinho, Rodrigo Battaglia and Eduardo Vargas
Incidents: Match of the fourth date of Group G of the Copa Libertadores played at the Gigante Stadium in Arroyito de Rosario.
