Independiente
fans
, at least those carrying drums, flags and musical instruments, received good news from the Agency for the Prevention of Violence in Sports (
Aprevide
), which this Wednesday lifted the ban on those accessories and
will be able to use them on the next home date, the seventh, no less than during the classic against Racing
.
Weeks ago, the agency dependent on the Ministry of Security of the province of Buenos Aires prohibited the entry of "musical instruments, flags, fireworks" for the next three games in Avellaneda, which were then Gimnasia, Rosario Central and Racing.
The punishment dated back to an episode in 2023, when in the match against Banfield for the previous League Cup, from one of the headers, the fans lit and launched a nautical flare. At the beginning of this season, the club's leaders were notified by the authorities about the restriction for their public.
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However, the absence of “color” for the classic was reason enough for the leaders to ask Aprevide to reduce the sanction and the fans to commit to complying with what is allowed and demonstrate good will.
This motivated the Buenos Aires organization to try a kind of “test” to shorten the punishment dates.
"Attentive to the sanction imposed last tournament on Club Atlético Independiente (...) in the next three games played at home, the Aprevide authorities could reduce the measure, as long as the club and its fans continue with the demonstrated behavior last Saturday against Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata,” the organization had anticipated in a statement.
After the good behavior against Lobo and the same line against Rosario Central on the last date, the organization decided to keep its word and lifted the sanction so that, against Racing, there would be flags and musical instruments, as well as smoke on the playing field. , although this aspect is organized by the leaders and not by the fans.
"After an evaluation and, after verifying the good behavior of the fans in the last matches played at home, the sanction imposed was complied with in a timely manner. In this way, the Avellaneda club is authorized to bring in musical instruments and flags during the next matches,” the organization said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Independiente's behavior allowed it to have its flags and contribute all its color in the Avellaneda classic.
As long as the clubs decide to support us and maintain appropriate behavior in the stadiums despite any sporting result, they will have our full collaboration,” said the head of Aprevide, Guillermo Cimadevila.
As in “The secret of their eyes”
During the Gimnasia
y
Huracán
security operation
, Aprevide captured a person who had been wanted since April 2023 for “Attempted aggravated homicide, illegal carrying of a firearm for civilian use in a real competition.”
Braian Oscar Quiroles, 27 years old, was betrayed by his desire to see his beloved Lobo and went to the court.
When he entered the stadium Juan Carmelo Zerillo was captured in the control and search line after being identified by the Safe Tribune program.
He was a fugitive from justice for attempted murder in a settling of accounts between gangs on October 20, 2022.
That day they tied up a person named Carlos Adalberto Cirone, who was shot and fled, believing him dead.
However, he survived the attack and reported it to the courts, for which the brothers Pablo and Facundo Ybarra had been arrested.
However, Quiroles was a fugitive.