Mexico, brawl with 22 injured in Queretaro-Atlas. Championship suspended

Madness and violence during the ninth day of the Mexican top flight at the La Corregidora stadium in Querétaro. The match between the hosts and Atlas de Guadalajara left 22 injured on the pitch, nine of them in serious condition.

The match was stopped at 62 ° on the situation of 0-1 for the Atlas: the fights that broke out in different points of the stadium continued on the pitch and forcing the referee to stop the match.

All the players fled to the locker room tunnel, except Querétaro goalkeeper Washington Aguerre, who tried unsuccessfully to calm the waters but was then forced to flee by a large group of mobsters chasing him.

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Many fans denounced the absence of police at the stadium while the most unleashed exchanged shots with bars torn from the fences, chairs, sticks and other makeshift weapons. Security personnel immediately opened the gates so that women, children and the elderly could swiftly get away from the scuffles.

Given the situation, Mikel Arriola, president of the Mexican league, has announced the suspension of the entire league and the Disciplinary Commission of the Mexican Football Federation will open an investigation.