The preview of the Copa del Rey semi-final between Athletic and Atlético de Madrid It has started with many incidents in the surroundings of San Mamés. After a warm welcome to the ‘lions’, the ultras began to throw up barriers and the police had to take refuge inside the stadium, while the most extremist did not stop their violence.
This has been made known by the president of the Atlético de MadridEnrique Cerezo, who has reported an attack on Colchoneros fans by Bilbao ultras: “It was in a bar, they were attacked and seriously injured”.
Some words of rejection also expressed by the president of Athletic, Jon Uriarte: “There are people who don’t respect anything. We are against any expression of violence“. Although he wanted to highlight that these unacceptable attitudes have only come from a minority. “The reception has been very good. “There was a crowd waiting for the team with shouts and applause.”
The police flee into San Mamés
After the warm welcome to the Athletic bus, which they could not approach due to the police cordon, A radical group overturned the fence that delimited the perimeter and began throwing objects at the police.
It was then that the Ertzaintza fled in search of shelter, seeing that the security cordon had been broken. Something that did not seem to worry the radicals too much, who They continued with the attacks and violence towards the agents.
Thus, the most striking images, broadcast by Movistar Plus+, show this group grabbing security fences and throwing them against the limits of the field itself.
2024-02-29 21:00:43
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