Colombia has recently experienced black days in professional football. The first chapter was Deportivo Cali’s decision to continue counting on Mayer Candelo after a 3-0 loss to Atlético Nacional, which only caused it to add fuel to the fire. This is how the fans warmed up, and attacked Mayer, Teófilo Gutiérrez and the squad in the defeat against Cortuluá at the Doce de Octubre Stadium.
Of course, the attitude of the Deportivo Cali supporters is not justified, but perhaps it could have been avoided if they left Mayer Candelo. Another negative episode was in the BetPlay Tournament match between Valledupar and Leones, where fans of the Vallenato team invaded the field. Players, technical and refereeing bodies left the green rectangle because of the danger.
The three Colombian tournaments had black days. The BetPlay Cup was no exception, because in the final of the contest between Junior de Barranquilla and Millonarios played on Wednesday, September 28, there were disputes between the fans of the Barranquilla team at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium. During halftime, the south grandstand experienced dark minutes with fights in which some had to enter the Olympic track safeguarding their lives.
The stretchers were taken to those affected by the altercations in the South Stand of the Metropolitan. This fact also paused the beginning of the second half, while Sebastián Viera tried to appease the spirits of the spectators. With success, the game was able to develop, and César Haydar gave Junior the victory.
After the events, Junior from Barranquilla made a tough decision, but a very wise one for the next BetPlay League game against Deportivo Cali. The excesses became punishments for the fans, since there will be no entry for fans in the south stand of the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium for the fifteenth date.
This was announced in a statement, “the CDP Junior FC, is allowed to inform the public opinion in general, fans of the club and the media that, after a meeting held with the Commission for Security and Coexistence in football, the Secretary of District Government and other control entities, it was decided not to sell tickets from the south stand for the commitment of this Sunday, October 2 at the Roberto Meléndez Metropolitan Stadium between Junior and Deportivo Cali, due to the excesses and violent acts carried out in the final match for the BetPlay Dimayor Cup the previous Wednesday against Millonarios”.
In this way, Junior takes important measures in order to safeguard the lives of its fans, guaranteeing that these types of events do not happen again, which only affect the institution itself. To no one else.
