The Millonarios ’10’ was sent off by Wilmar Roldán before the start of the match in Ibagué.
An unusual and reprehensible situation occurred at the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium in Ibagué. The game that was scheduled for 6:00 pm did not start as planned. Within seconds of starting, the player Daniel Catano he was attacked by a fan, who unexpectedly entered the field, and hit him on the head.
The ’10’ from Millonarios reacted by chasing the Tolima fan, who responded by throwing him to the ground. With tempers high, the referee Wilmar Roldán expelled Cataño for the aggression and Millonarios decided not to play due to “lack of guarantees”. The team went to the dressing room.
The unfortunate situation occurred when referee Roldán was getting ready for the initial whistle. A Deportes Tolima fan jumped from the stands and looked for Daniel Cataño, a former player of the red and gold team, to attack him.
It should be remembered that since the arrival of Millonarios in Ibagué, provocations had been seen towards the player with a past in Tolima.
After being surprised from behind and receiving a blow to the head, the midfielder reacted by chasing the attacker and ended up knocking him down on the court with a kick. Everything got out of control in the Murilllo Toro de Ibagué.
Millonarios tried to negotiate the start of the game by asking Roldán to retract Cataño’s expulsion, but given the impossibility of doing so, the team decided to go to the dressing room, amid insults from the fans.
Half an hour after the serious incident, the referee of the commitment tried to mediate with the parties thinking about resuming the game. However, while the directors of both teams spoke with the field commissioner and the shortlist of referees, the pijao players left the field and went to the dressing room.
Everything was uneasy because the most attractive match of date 4 was not played. Now, in addition to knowing how many dates Cataño will be sanctioned, a severe punishment is expected for the square.
