Overflow at the entry of Colo Colo fans at La Bombonera: lack of control, bullfights and complaints of trout entries

In the preview of the match of the fifth date of Group F of the Libertadores Cup in between Boca Juniors y Colo Colowhich will begin at 9:00 p.m. The Bombonerasome were registered incidents and overflows in the access area to the stadium, more precisely with the visiting public, who came in large numbers from Chile to support their team.

Just over two hours before the start of the match, at the penultimate checkpoint to check in to the field, hundreds of fans of the Cacique They managed to evade security and entered by force past the turnstiles. Despite the security personnel’s attempt to contain the advance, some fans managed to leak without being arrested. The scene continued in the last search prior to accessing the stairs to the third tray, where they will stay. 2,500 spectators visitors. It is estimated that there are more than 3,000 supporters who arrived in the country without tickets.

Many of the “cold” who went through the first controls could not enter La Bombonera, since the turnstiles detected numerous apocryphal tickets. One of the UTEDYC employees counted in the microphones of TyC Sports that several fans “they tried to enter handsome without tickets” and that “pinwheels” jumped.

The tension grew hour after hour and began on Monday afternoon when the most radical group of Colo Colo took over the streets of the City of Buenos Aires and tried to hang a flag of their club in front of La Bombonera, which caused some fans to xeneizes that they were in the area and did not like the idea of ​​the visitors. Was runs, blows and insultsbut fortunately the situation did not escalate thanks to the rapid intervention of the troops of the city ​​police who was on the spot.

Besides, the arrest of four Colo Colo fans was reported. Members of the Tourist Corridors Security Division, of the 4C Neighborhood Police Station, were in the afternoon in the tourist area of little walk when they were alerted by passers-by to the presence of lighters in a business located in Magallanes at 800, dedicated to the sale of sportswear.

The staff was present and although those involved they tried to flee, they were quickly subdued, having among his belongings five key chains and an Argentine national team shirt. Is about four people of Chilean nationality, three men and one womanwho said they were fans of the Colo Colo club, reported police sources.

Hours before the match, about 40 buses left in a caravan heading to the Alberto J. Armando stadium. Earlier, Chilean fans were cheering the team led by Argentine Gustavo Quintero at the hotel door and the players returned the greeting. For Colo Colo, the match against Boca Juniors is a kind of final, given that the Cacique He needs to win his next commitment to have a chance of qualifying for the round of 16 of the international competition.

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