Nacional’s match against Melgar for Libertadores will not be played in Medellín; you know where it will be

Finally, the party Libertadores Cup in between National Athletic y Melgar from Peru It will not be played this Thursday in Medellín.

This was confirmed this Monday by the mayor in charge of the city, Oscar Hurtadoto the media.

He pointed out that Conmebol had asked Atlético Nacional to define the location between the Metropolitan of Barranquilla y the campin of Bogotaand finally the directors of the green leaned towards the stage of La Arenosa, starting at 7:00 at night.

He also admitted that the directives had considered the possibility of transferring the party to Paraguay.

The decision was made after the excesses last Sunday within the sports arena between the Los del Sur bar against Mobile Riot Squad (Esmad).

The balance: 11 police officers and 13 fans injured, property damage, confusion and fear on stage and in its surroundings, and the postponed match between Nacional and América de Cali, for the date 14 of the Betplay League.

The bar accused Nacional of sabotaging its presence in Argentina due to the Libertadores match against the Patronato played last week; and to ask the Mayor for sanctions against him.

The determination not to play the match at Atanasio came after a meeting attended by members of the Mayor’s Office, the Los del Sur barras and managers of the green team.

During this Monday, the mayor Daniel Quintero and after the events that occurred, went strongly towards the president of Nacional, Mauricio Navarro, to whom he warned the following.

“If the president of Nacional believes that he will be able to treat me the way he treats his fans, he is very wrong. He did not attend the security tables, 1,000 million in damages, 89 injured, 800 policemen per party and he still has the nerve to threaten the Mayor’s Office. He definitely doesn’t know me.”

Óscar de Jesús Hurtado said that the Football Safety and Coexistence Committee will meet again this Tuesday, starting at 10:00 am, to continue working with the objective that the representatives of the bar and the managers of the green team cooperate so that football can live again in peace in the city.

Hurtado pointed out that due to the damage that occurred on the stage, the stadium cannot be used until the arrangements are made, since in the South stand they damaged the entire system that has to do with fire attention, and 17 security cameras. security were affected. “We are discussing these issues with Inder, with Draged, with the directors of Nacional, so that the guarantee policies are activated and make the corresponding arrangements so that the grandstand can be given back to service.”

The mayor in charge mentioned that the sanctions that may be presented for the square due to the riots have not yet been defined.

“There was a dialogue between the parties, but it is a decision that we all have to make. The baristas have to help us keep the peace, the club representatives have to help keep the peace and the municipal administration will give all the guarantees. On Sunday we tried to do everything in our power, but it couldn’t be played”, added Hurtado.

In the same way, he affirmed that “the solution is not only to define whether or not the stadium is provided, but also to guarantee security and good behavior on stage.”