After the victory of Independiente Medellín 1-0 against Atlético Nacionalwhich ended with Verde’s classification to the final of the Betplay 2024 Cup, there were problems in the Atanasio Girardot. The technician Efrain Juarez He made a gesture that ‘provoked’ the fans, and the police had to intervene; Furthermore, there was almost an invasion of fans.
Taking into account that in the first game, the Green had won 2-0, with the second leg score the aggregate was 2-1 in favor of Atlético Nacionalso he reached the final of the Betplay Cup suffering until the last minutes, since he even finished the game with one less player after the expulsion of goalkeeper Luis Marquínez.
The final whistle generated an overflow of emotion in the Nacional team, so much so that the celebration got out of control and was seen as a provocation for the Independiente Medellín fans; after that, There was an attempted invasion on behalf of the Poderoso fans.
See also: Alejandro Restrepo, coach of Medellín, spoke about the gestures that the Nacional coach had
The game is over, Juárez celebrated his team’s classification ‘with rage’ -which is hardly normal-, but there were a couple of direct gestures towards the rival fans that ended with shouts and arms raised towards the western stand when they were entering the tunnel that leads to the locker rooms.
Although the Nacional players made similar gestures – even before Juárez did so – the coach’s attitude is frowned upon, since he is the leader of the locker room and the main image of Atlético Nacional, in the case of the technical director.
After the match, when he went to a press conference, the coach Efraín Juárez was detained by the police and taken to present charges due to the seriousness that the carrying out of these acts could generate. In fact, there were fans who tried to enter the field.
The logistics staff, as well as the Police, intervened to prevent some Independiente Medellín fans from touching the field after jumping from the stands. Now, we are waiting for possible sanctions.
Video of the invasion of fans at the Atanasio in Medellín vs Nacional
“What happened with the coach does not go with the values and principles of the people of Antioquia nor does it help us as a society. Talking about the game is unnecessary, because something very serious could have happened.”
Alejandro Restrepo, coach of Medellín, on Efraín Juárez, coach of Nacional, who caused the fans… pic.twitter.com/NI5KPkzPre— Cesar Augusto Londoño (@cesaralo) November 18, 2024
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