El Fortín defeated El Millonario in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 and it was not the best night for the fans who were infiltrators: poor performance of the team, loaded with the Velez public and, to top it off, they had to “celebrate” Janson’s goal . Day to forget.
The match between Velez y River for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 it passed calmly, prevailing the party, folklore and color in the Fortinera fans. Although there were no disturbances on the field of play due to the infiltrators (yes on the outskirts), the fans millionaires who decided to go to the José Amalfitani Stadium they did not have a good time internally: they suffered from the poor performance of the team, loaded with the public and party of the fans beaten.
Beyond that before the start of the match the bar of the local team warned singing “The one who does not jump, today is going to charge”the reality is that -luckily- the situation did not get worse. The fans riverplatenses they chose moderately quiet locations away from the popular party (both stalls, both in the upper and lower sectors) and they could go unnoticed.
“Spicy weather was expected, although it was not so in the end. The field was completely full, there were almost no neutrals, all were identified with Vélez colors. Sometimes, there were weird looks from a fan when one didn’t sing along with them and we had to put in a little fist or start cheering. I never felt so visiting on a court, luckily there were no fights “an infiltrator told TyC Sports about what happened.
The truth is that, despite the speculation -and the fear- that had been generated in the run-up to the butler duel due to the spread that there was going to be a significant number of infiltrators, the reality indicated that inside the stadium everything developed “normally” and it was possible to enjoy a party.
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Infiltrated in Vélez vs. River: a fan was arrested outside the stadium
The security operation for the match between Vélez and River prevented a serious incident in the Amalfitani stands. During the admissions, and in the middle of the scandal by the infiltrators, a man was arrested with a knife and a Millionaire T-shirt.
The person in question, who was wearing a jacket with Matías Almeyda’s number 25, was not carrying just any knife, but rather a butcher’s cleaver. For the peace of mind of the spectators, the security managed to reduce it and the fan was unable to enter the field to witness the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores 2022.
“I’m from River”: the incredible confession of a small fan in the prelude to the game
Minutes before Vélez’s victory, neither more nor less than a child was in charge of reporting the presence of fans millionaires in Liners. How? In dialogue with TyC Sports, The little fan outlined a kind of performance, posing as a supporter of the Fortín, but then he did not resist and confessed: “I am from river”.
“I’m from River”: the incredible confession of a small fan
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