“How sad that they cannot enjoy football in peace,” Mayor Virna Johnson was outraged by what happened.
News Santa Marta.
Last night the match between Unión Magdalena and Junior de Barranquilla, valid for the Colombian League, had to be suspended due to lack of guarantees because fans of both teams invaded the pitch to attack each other.
The impasse happened at minute 74 when fans of the ‘banana cyclone’ and the currambero team, jumped from the stands of the Sierra Nevada Stadium to the field to throw chairs and other objects at each other.
The confrontation lasted about 10 minutes, forcing both the central referee to suspend the match and the players to leave the stadium’s grass to protect their integrity.
The balance of this brawl, several injured fans and material damage to the stands of the sports arena in the city of Santa Marta.
Given these facts, the Mayor’s Office of Santa Marta rejected this type of behavior in a sporting event of such magnitude as a match of the Colombian Professional Soccer League.
“The football festival is to be enjoyed in peace,” said a city hall official.
? We reject the vandalism that occurred at the Sierra Nevada Stadium, where the Unión Magdalena VS Junior de Barranquilla match was taking place
We make a call to those who start these fights, the football party is to be enjoyed in peace. We do not allow these acts! pic.twitter.com/P2vfuwcY3H
– Mayor of Santa Marta (@SantaMartaDTCH) April 24, 2022
For her part, Virna Johnson, mayor of the capital of Magdalena, repudiated these acts inside the stadium and offered a reward of up to 5 million pesos to identify the vandals who tore chairs from the Sierra Nevada.
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But you can not put a guard per person, good behavior is required of EVERYONE. We reject violence and damage to a public good of all samariums.
Santa Marta will not advance if a group of people is not up to everything that this beautiful city deserves. pic.twitter.com/x2yIXCy9yl
— Virna Johnson (@VirnaJohnson) April 24, 2022
“How sad that they cannot enjoy football in peace,” he stressed.
The local president also reported that three people were arrested for these events.
How sad that they cannot enjoy football in peace. We report 3 detainees and offer up to 5M reward for information that allows us to identify those responsible for initiating this act.
Santa Marta deserves respect. I ask the judicial authorities EXEMPLARY consequences. pic.twitter.com/GbBNviL8wK
— Virna Johnson (@VirnaJohnson) April 24, 2022
Regarding sports, Junior and Unión Magdalena are waiting for Dimayor’s guidelines for what will be the culmination of this match or if the decision is made to distribute the points.
This match was 1-1 when the events occurred.
Cover photo: Screenshot @alcaldiadesantamarta
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