He National-Junior which this past morning was played at the Atanasio Girardort in Medellín (Colombia) had to be suspended midway through the second half due to the violent confrontation between fans of both teams, who were carrying knives and other types of weapons.
Rush of fans at the Atanasio Girardot in Medellín
In the 56th minute, just after the score had gone 2-0, events broke out. Apparently the Junior fans, around 300, who arrived at the Antioquia stadium and were located at the top of the north stand, started it all. According to the ‘Win Sports’ broadcast, the Junior bars attacked some local fans, crossing the area they had been assigned.
In the images you can see a very large group of fans rushing at Junior and attacking the Nacional fans. You can even see how some of them fall (or throw themselves) from one stand to another, falling meters below. That would have generated the reaction of the purslane team’s bars who went in search of the visiting fans, generating moments of chaos in the stadium.
Referee Nolberto Ararat had to suspend the match and the players from both teams had to run for refuge in the locker rooms.
