At least 22 people were injured on Saturday in a fight between fans during a game of the Mexican League de Balompié in Querétaro (center), according to official sources. The Mexican League has announced the suspension of all games scheduled for this Sunday as part of the ninth day of the Mexican championship.
Two people were seriously injured during this meeting between the local club of Querétaro and the Atlas of Guadalajara, said the civil protection services, denying rumors on social networks that speak of several deaths.
The clashes in the stands began in the 63rd minute of the match. Overwhelmed, the few security guards present in the stadium allowed the public to take refuge on the pitch, which caused the immediate cessation of the match. On the pitch, supporters continued to fight as families with children tried to protect themselves.
Members of stadium security take an injured man
The players then returned to the locker room. Querétaro won 1-0 against Atlas, current champion of the last inaugural tournament.
“Those responsible for the lack of security measures in the stadium will be sanctioned in an exemplary manner,” reacted the president of the Mexican Soccer League, Mikel Arriola. The Atlas club demanded in a statement an investigation to determine responsibilities in the acts of violence. The Querétaro club also condemned these acts of violence in its stadium.
Reports the newspaper Record
There is talk of 15 dead
Although there are still no official figures regarding possible deaths, Sniper, a collaborator of the newspaper Récord, revealed the first unofficial figure in a preliminary report from Liga MX, which is 15 deaths.
In some of the videos that run on the internet, you can see medical personnel attending and carrying immobile people to be able to attend to them. Some others, such as in Corregidora, estimate deaths at 17.
Remember that Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup with the United States and Canada.
