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A soccer fan in Argentina died throughout an deserted Liga Profesional recreation between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors on Thursday on the Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium in La Plata, Buenos Aires. The supporter has been named as Cesar Regueiro by Gimnasia, the house staff.
It’s not clear what brought on the fan’s demise, however Sergio Berni, safety minister for Buenos Aires province, instructed native tv that the fan died of a coronary heart downside as he was leaving the stadium, Reuters reported.
The match between Gimnasia and provincial rival Boca was deserted by referee Hernán Mastrángelo after 9 minutes as a consequence of unrest across the stadium between safety forces and followers, with tear gasoline being utilized by the authorities.
Gimnasia, Boca Juniors, La Liga Profesional and the Argentinian Soccer Affiliation (AFA) – the governing physique for the game within the nation – have posted statements on their verified Twitter accounts condemning the incident and providing condolences to Regueiro’s household and family members.
Gimnasia’s assertion additionally demanded an investigation into the incident to be able to uncover what brought on the tragedy.
Gimnasia went on to launch a additional assertion on their social media accounts, which berates using extreme pressure by safety forces on the stadium entrances and in its neighborhood and claims that the membership and its supporters adopted the entry protocols set out by and arranged with the provincial police of Buenos Aires and APREVIDE, the ministry for safety in Buenos Aires.
The membership additionally mentioned in the identical assertion that they didn’t oversell tickets to the fixture.
Provincial safety minister Berni instructed CNN affiliate TN: “What at all times occurs occurred.
“They promote extra tickets than the venue’s capability and there’s no place within the stadiums. Then we’ve got to take duty for such irresponsibility.”
CNN en Español has reached out to Buenos Aires provincial police who haven’t provided a press release on the matter.
The demise comes days after a stadium crush in Indonesia which led to the demise of not less than 131 individuals. The lethal crush occurred after police fired tear gasoline to disperse a crowd that had stormed the pitch.
