Football is a source of passion and joy, but it is also a source of news that can dampen the enthusiasm of the fans. Yesterday, in the preview of the match between San Martín de Tucumán and Belgrano, a man died of a shot to the neck in what was another episode of violence in football. The deceased, named Manuel Alejandro López, was later recognized by his relatives, once they were notified of what had happened. The episode occurred at 5:45 p.m., when people were arriving at La Ciudadela Stadium. The incident occurred in the context of a confrontation between “Del Camión” and “Los del Barrio Oeste 2”, two sectors of the barrabrava.
Almost at the same time, another act of violence in football occurred in the City of Buenos Aires: the city police had to repress New Chicago supporters, after a sector of the club’s bar tried to enter the locker room area after the team lost 2-3 against Almagro. According to the police report there were 15 wounded troops, 11 detainees and a damaged cell phone. One of the policemen ended up with multiple injuries, one of them to the skull, and had to be admitted to the Santojanni Hospital.
Not many years ago New Chicago was the scene of another similar event. In February 2020, the match between Nueva Chicago and Temperley was about to start, for date 17 of the First National. And suddenly the internal crossings began in the bar, which culminated in a fight with facas, which was televised throughout the country by the TyC Sports signal. On that occasion, the wounded also ended up in the Santojanni: one with stab wounds and two more with bruises.
Last month, the player Christian Tirone (34), of the third division of the Regional Soccer League of the Buenos Aires party of Tres Arroyos attacked the Judge Dalma Magali Cortaldi during a match between Deportivo Garmense and Independencia, when she was receiving a warning. The judge lost consciousness and even vomited as a result of the blow. Although Tirone claimed to be “very embarrassed” by what he did, he was banned for life by the Three Creeks Club. Also, He was charged with the crime of aggravated injuries due to treachery, since the victim is a woman, and for having been committed during a sports event.
Even in July of this year there was the case of Joaquín Coronel, an eighteen-year-old fan of Luján who went with his brother to see the classic against LN Alem. Not even half an hour of that game was played: Joaquín appeared lying a few meters from the entrance to the stadium with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. A friend came to put a jacket over the wound, to try to contain the blood, but it did not help: Joaquín lost his life hours later. The attackers were identified as members of the Alem brava group. Joaquín’s friends fired him and, together with his mother, demanded justice.
While there have been initiatives to eradicate violence in football, such as awareness campaigns launched among the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Human Rights Secretariatthe call for reflection does not seem to have the desired effects.
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