September 21, 2022, 8:41 PM
September 21, 2022, 8:41 PM
Hundreds of Deportivo Cali fans invaded the field this Wednesday and attacked attacker Teófilo Gutiérrez during the game that his team lost 2-0 as a visitor against Cortuluá, for the thirteenth round of the Colombian league.
About the 81st minute, a crowd descended from the stands of the Doce de Octubre Stadium in the city of Tuluá, and invaded the field forcing the end of the game, as shown in the official broadcast.
Most of the footballers and the judge fled, while some Cali players stayed on the field and were rebuked by fans upset by the deep crisis that the Colombian soccer team is experiencing.
Gutiérrez, a former striker for the Colombian national team and River Plate, was surrounded by several fans who threw fists and kicks at him.
Others tried to corner DT Mayer Candelo on the bench, who left the field between the pushes of the Cali fans, one of the teams with the longest history in the league.
Dozens of policemen were in the field but they could not prevent the entry of the furious sugar fans.
So far, the authorities have not released a balance of injuries. or arrested in the event.
“The match is over (…) final score 2-0”, Dimayor, the governing body of Colombian soccer, wrote on his Twitter account.
