The confrontation between the factions of the
River
bar , on Sunday, prior to the match against Argentinos Juniors at the Monumental,
was not an isolated event
.
Sources consulted by
Clarín
agree that it could have been the first episode of several in the fight for power in the tribune and the leadership of
Los Borrachos del Tablón.
The security agencies were on alert.
And there is concern about the possibility that new clashes will occur in the immediate future, as a result of probable
“revenge”
of the groups that until a while ago commanded the Sívori paraavalanches and today are outside the field.
The dispute, beyond the side businesses - sale of fake merchandising, food stalls and rags in the vicinity of the stadium - is closely linked to settling old - and not so old - betrayals.
The group led by
Alejando Medina
, known as
“Ale de Budge”
, was the one that burst onto the scene to hunt down the leaders of the official bar, as seen in the videos that went viral on social networks.
Some members of that sector that started the attack ended up injured, among them
“Ale”
and his son
Brian
, who were recovering at the Pirovano hospital.
In fact, the majority of the 30 detainees - from whom statements were taken this Monday - corresponded to his gang.
They also seized a large quantity of edged weapons.
According to investigation sources, the objective of the battle, which took place on Cantilo Avenue, at the entrance to the Labruna Bridge that connects directly to the stadium, was to "rot it
.
"
They seek to tie the ground to those who have just taken control of a bar that had become practically headless in leadership
.
There are those who claim that what happened this weekend was a
“kamikaze” act.
Budge's were part of the official bar until recently.
"Ale de Budge"
had a lot of power at the time in the River stands and also served as custodian at the
Camioneros
events , the union run by
Hugo and Pablo Moyano
.
He managed the southern zone group of the bar, with many people from Lomas de Zamora.
Video
Engineer Budge's 'dissident' faction attempted to ambush the 'official' faction, despite the right of admission.
At the end of 2018, before the final of the
Copa Libertadores
, they raided his house and kidnapped all the cards they had to enter the second leg, finally suspended for the attack on the Boca bus.
Medina was also imprisoned in September 2019 and there he began to have differences with
Héctor “Caverna” Godoy
, former leader, and with a large part of the River bar.
With the confrontation already raised, the situation exploded when in April 2022, the City Police carried out a search and arrested 253 bars in the vicinity of the Monumental, including Godoy, coincidentally also in the run-up to a match against Argentinos Juniors .
"Caverna"
fell there
and was detained, although he soon regained his freedom.
And he smoothed things over with “Ale”, who was already outside, with the right of admission.
A large part of his group was also put in traps at the entrance, after in June of last year, they entered with cards with other identities and took a photo in the Sívori tribune, and were reported.
With the tribune cleared of leaders, those
who took the opportunity to take command because they believed it was their time were the brothers Mauro, Leandro and Alexis Ferraras, from Beccar
, formerly members of “Caverna” Godoy.
And the break occurred when more than a year ago, the brothers decided to ally themselves with
Ariel “Pato” Calvici
,
Hernán Taboada
and
Alejandro “Zapatero” Flores
, who led the dissident faction and went to Centenario Alta.
🇦🇷 Los Borrachos Del Tablon after the match between River and Argentinos Juniors
This faction is the official bar, commanded by Mauro de Beccar and Pato Ariel pic.twitter.com/yWmlYOTRgo
— 🥊𝕳 BARRAS DEL MUNDO ⚽🍺 (@Barras_LATAM) January 29, 2024
The Ferreras
monitor from the outside, since they are incorporated into the Tribuna Segura database, in a joint effort between the Ministry of Security of the City of Buenos Aires and the leadership headed by
Jorge Brito
, who seeks to keep the violent ones away from the Monumental. .
The new armed group, with old members of the bar, began to gain strength with its majority presence in the Argentine Cup matches, as a visitor in the Copa Libertadores, when River played at home on the Independiente field against Instituto or in the matches in the Interior for the League Cup, matches in which everyone entered, unlike what happens in the Monumental, where those who have the right of admission do not enter.
In fact,
they showed up in the final of the Champions Trophy
against Rosario Central in Santiago del Estero, along with
Exequiel Palacios
, former River, world champion with the National Team, who went to see that match and entered the Madre de Cities with them.
Exequiel Palacios with the Ferreras brothers, from Beccar, two of the leaders of the River bar, in the Madre de Ciudades.
A continuous struggle for power bar
Both the Ferreras and Calvici, Taboada and Flores were historically part of Los Borrachos del Tablón
.
They even joined the bar when
the brothers Alan and William Schlenker and Adrián Rousseau
led .
And after the breakup that occurred, after the murder of
Gonzalo Acro
, in 2007, they began to escalate.
After Rousseau left the bar
, Martín Araujo
, known as “
Martín de Ramos”
and
“Caverna” Godoy
took over at the time when
Daniel Passarella
was president of the institution.
And the divisions began.
Because the “
Zapatero”,
a historic bar from the '90s, after fighting with Rousseau, remained in the dissident faction.
And Calvici and Taboada joined him, distanced from Araujo and Godoy.
Los Ferreras, from Beccar, remained alongside Godoy and took on more prominence, especially after Araujo left and “Caverna” assumed full leadership of the bar.
Two-way investigation
In the confrontation on Sunday, which triggered a new inmate in
Los Borrachos del Tablón
, prosecutor
Celsa Ramírez
, from the City's Specialized Prosecutor for Mass Events, described the case as “injuries in a fight”, took statements from the detainees and compared background.
Those who have them will be behind bars.
They imposed different restrictive measures on those involved in the battle of Cantilo, to whom the right of admission will be applied and will not be able to enter the fields for four years.
On the other hand, a case was opened against the City Police for "irregularities" in the security operation.
Meanwhile, the Government of the City of Buenos Aires promotes the
Reiterance law
with the aim of making the penalties more severe against criminals - and criminals - who repeat crimes.
And it is alert, like the Security agencies, so that the internal violence of Los Borrachos del Tablón does not become a bloody escalation of violence as happened in other times.