Newell’s Old Boys has established an institutional registry for members and fans affected by the violent clashes that occurred outside the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa stadium on Tuesday night, as reported by Rosario3. The club is gathering testimonies, photographs, and video footage to file a formal legal presentation with the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Rosario.
The Clashes Outside the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa
Video surveillance operators detected a group of individuals wearing Newell’s colors near Gate 6 of the stadium throwing stones at private vehicles carrying Rosario Central supporters. Those fans were returning from celebrations at the Monumento Nacional a la Bandera following the team’s Supercopa Internacional victory, with thousands of supporters having gathered at the monument starting from 19:00. The stone-throwing caused significant property damage as drivers tried to clear the area, and resulted in a woman being injured by a stone on Pellegrini who was the first to call the 911 emergency line.
Several participants in the unrest then fled inside the club’s grounds to seek shelter, leading a combat group and motorized personnel to enter the property to regain control. The police operation ultimately concluded with 13 men arrested, with the proceedings handled by the 5th Police Station and the detentions officially categorized under charges of public disturbance, property damage, and resisting authority.
The Response from Club Leadership
Boero stated that the violence originated from outside the institution and argued that ongoing provocations in the city are driving up football-related tensions, pointing out that these taunts end badly and cannot happen
and calling for all involved actors in the city to act with responsibility and refuse to join in with the violence. He maintained that the club had experienced nine months without violent incidents prior to this episode, highlighting the daily work done with everyone at the club, and noted that coming from outside, this changes that logic, saddens us, and hurts us.
He also warned that yesterday did not end badly by chance
and affirmed that there is an escalation of violence day by day that we are not willing to continue or join.
Describing the police intervention inside the stadium as excessive and disproportionate, Boero asserted that law enforcement should have coordinated with the club’s internal security rather than storming the facilities, stating that the security forces should have worked in conjunction with our security area and sought out the people they believed were guilty of doing something and proven it.
The Newell’s president confirmed that club directors met with the regional prosecutor to ensure the official investigation pursues the matter thoroughly, noting that today we met with the regional prosecutor and, starting from his ex officio proceedings, we are going to accompany and stay on top of the file so that this goes to the ultimate consequences.
Following these developments, Newell’s published a statement expressing profound distrust toward the sports security officials within the provincial government.
Club Officials and Security Representatives Contest Force Deployment
The accounts provided by club officials contrast with statements from provincial security representatives regarding the deployment of force. Velázquez lamented what happened on Tuesday night at Parque Independencia and Avenida Pellegrini and confirmed the injury of the woman hit by a stone, expressing solidarity with her. The representative of the Ministry of Justice and Security of Santa Fe considered that Central’s caravan should have been a party on one side,
while the Lepra had the right to maintain the normal life of a club,
and added that the photos and videos of the disturbances imply a very large setback in the organization of massive sporting events. At the same time, the official adopted a conciliatory tone regarding the club, noting that Newell’s had been chosen to host several competitions of the South American Games and praising their normal functioning and suitability as a venue for Copa Argentina matches.
Velázquez defended the police entry into the stadium by classifying the initial stone-throwing and subsequent confrontations as flagrant crimes justifying active intervention by armed personnel, stating, I understand it is a crime in flagrante delicto. We are police, we are armed. I had no opportunity to see the images. If there is an excess, the Fiscalía will investigate.
Meanwhile, the head of Regional Unit II clarified that the disturbances did not take place on Avenida Intendente Morcillo, the street crossing the park parallel to Pellegrini next to the red-and-black headquarters.
How Affected Members Can Submit Evidence
The registry is open to members and fans who suffered harm or who witnessed the incidents while carrying out sporting, recreational, or family activities within the Parque Independencia facilities. Interested individuals must visit the administration offices at the Parque Independencia headquarters to submit written declarations, photographs, or video files.
The board of directors intends to use these collected elements to substantiate its formal filing with the Regional Prosecutor’s Office to demand the clarification of the attack and the determination of corresponding responsibilities.
Unresolved Legal Questions and Next Steps
Authorities have yet to determine the full scope of property damage inside the Parque Independencia complex or release definitive findings regarding the internal police operation. While the Regional Prosecutor’s Office has opened investigations based on initial police reports and the club’s forthcoming evidence submission, neither judicial officials nor police internal affairs have finalized their reviews of the detained individuals or officer conduct.
