What would have happened if the Funebrero public had also attended the duel between Tigre and Chacarita for the Argentine Cup?
The fans of the San Martín club were not able to attend the Arsenal stadium
, where the match was suspended in the second half when Fernando Brandán received a bottle on the head from a person thrown from the Matador stalls.
Why wasn't there an audience for both sides?
The beginning of the year for
Chacarita
is a
minefield
.
After the tremendous car accident of its captain
Luciano Perdomo
, a murder in the middle of his debut in the current
First National
tournament - with a subsequent wake in the stadium - led to a four-date sanction behind closed doors at home.
The punishment was the first imposed by
Guillermo Cimadevila
, the new head of the Agency for the Prevention of Violence in Sports (
Aprevide
), and which came into effect today against
San Miguel
, at the beginning of the third date of the First National.
However, this commitment for the
Argentine Cup
had been put on the calendar , which, judging by the Aprevide ruling, should not have reached the punishment, since
Funebrero
was not playing in its stadium, but in
Arsenal
's , and According to the tournament organizer,
it is not a local, but a visitor
.
Video
Carrying the coffin, with flags, wind instruments and singing, they said goodbye to the fatal victim of the clashes during the match against Deportivo Maipú
For that reason, a group of fans grouped in the
"Lealtad Chacaritense"
group had tried to anticipate Aprevide's measure and sent the organization a letter that did not achieve its goal.
"There is no specific resolution banning associates and supporters from attending a neutral stadium, since the only sanction that weighs on our beloved institution, imposed by your honorable body, is 4 dates without an audience when our first team takes over of premises in SAN MARTIN, but nothing expresses said sanction regarding a neutral stadium," details the letter that was signed by partners
Leandro Capriotti
and
Mariano Rabinovich
.
In the same note, the partners requested "clarification" about the resolution of the punishment, since they anticipated that they expected to be in Sarandí this Wednesday for the Argentine Cup match.
In any case,
a group of fans was in the vicinity of the stadium
and lit some smoke flares with the colors of their club.
🏟🇾🇪 CHACARITA fans were present with flares, outside the Arsenal field.
Let us remember that only the TIGRE fans were enabled at the Argentine Cup crossing.pic.twitter.com/2HSeeegHHf
— Primera Nacional (@Primeranaciona) February 21, 2024
Aprevide communicated the refusal of Chacarita fans to attend and explained that - despite the context -
the Argentine Cup match will be counted as one of the four
that must be played behind closed doors.
Video
The victim received a wound to his chest and died upon arrival at the hospital.
It was on the first date of the Primera Nacional, and the match against Deportivo Maipú continued to be played.
In this way, Funebrero will be able to reopen the doors of its stadium, only for members,
on date 8 against San Martín de Tucumán
, originally the last one that was to be played behind closed doors.
Members with an up-to-date card may enter the Tucumán team, but also those who are not members but have a previously obtained subscription.
Before this happens, Chacarita must present to Aprevide a ticket issuance and access control system that allows the identification of the entire public that attends the stadium.