The tension between fans of Central Rosary and those of Penarol who arrived at the stadium this past Thursday Creek Giant was felt in the run-up to the match on the first day in Group G of the Libertadores Cup and it had an embarrassing end with the brutal attack on the Uruguayan Maxi Oliveira.
The 32-year-old full-back was hit in the face by a stone thrown from the stands by a fan of the Argentine team shortly after finishing the match that the locals won 1-0.
Oliveira He was led by his teammates to the locker room with a bloody face, while they avoided other blunt objects. According to some sources, the footballer had fainted in the locker room.
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After the match, which left Central Rosary at the top of the standings with the same three points Atlético Mineirothe Peñarol players approached the lower stand where the fans who had traveled from Montevideo were concentrated.
In the same sector, although in the upper gallery, the Central fans had dedicated themselves to harassing the Peñarol fans.
OliveiraAccording to press images, he received a cut below his left eye, for which he was taken to a clinic in the Argentine city of rosary beads.
