The Chilean club Colo Colo announced This Monday The cancellation of his celebrations scheduled by the Club centenarywhich would be held this Saturday, after the death of two of their fans last Thursday at the Monumental stadium before the start of a meeting For Copa Libertadores.
“We were going to celebrate the centenary, But we are going to change the word and now we are going to commemorate “the former player Carlos Caszely, Ambassador of the celebration, reported at a press conference from the Monumental Stadium.
The 74 -year -old former team and team idol reported that they will not perform “Friday’s dinner, Saturday’s party and we will only do small things such as the inauguration of the statue to David Arellano (founder of the club).”
The institution is going through a moment of sadness and consternation by the death of two young people aged 12 and 18, In the midst of an avalanche before the start of the game against the Brazilian Fortaleza when fans Albos tried to force the stands and the police responded with armored cars.
The match was canceled at 72 minutes for the invasion of club barristas To the field of play in protest for the death of fans, after knowing that allegedly one of the carabineros vehicles knocked down the perimeter fence crushing the victims, According to preliminary investigations.
“We feel a lot of uncertainty; I am not used to these things. It is complex because one is to play ball and ends talking about this, ”said the captain of the Esteban Pavez team.
In the chief they prepared a Gala dinner with a thousand guests for this Friday and the next day a show for fans would be developed with the presentation of local artists such as The three, Los Jaivas, Princesa Alba and Américo.
In addition to the duel, The club also faces the threat of multiple sports sanctions due to the cancellation of the party, One of them already announced by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), which ordered that Colo Colo will play without a audience His next local meetings in the Copa Libertadores.
About the responsibilities of the club in the facts, President Aníbal Mosa said that “we are responsible for what happens inside the stadium. Of the gate to inside. What happens from the outbreak is not our responsibility. ”
The leader clarified that at the time the game began “the information that was handled is that it was a traffic accident. It was never reported that there were deceased. ”
Mosa reported that the club is collaborating with the authorities to do “The corresponding summaries, to identify how these people entered. So, it is a problem that happened outside, moved inside, but we cannot be responsible for what happens on public roads. ”
“We don’t want these things to happen. We are not happy with this situation. Neither sports, neither economically nor socially. This is not colo colo, But for something we are here, giving the face, ”he closed.
