On the evening of October 6th local time, a fan riot occurred in La Plata, Argentina, killing at least one person, the deceased was a 57-year-old fan. On October 7, Nandu reporters noticed that the Argentine Football Association issued a document strongly condemning the violent incident, saying that the incident "defiled the spirit of Argentine football."
CCTV News reported that on the evening of October 6th local time, in the Argentine Professional League held in La Plata City, during the La Plata Gymnastics Fencing Football Team vs. Boca Youth Team, fans of the two teams riots outside the stadium and clashed with the police, resulting in at least one death.
According to CCTV News, that night, some fanatical fans tried to enter the stadium but were blocked by the guards outside the court, and there was a physical conflict between the two sides. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to drive away fans. Nine minutes after the game started, the game was forced to be suspended due to the smoke spreading into the court. Local media reports show that a 57-year-old man was injured in the riot and died while on his way to the hospital.
La Plata is about 57 kilometers away from Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, and is the capital of Buenos Aires. After the accident, the Buenos Aires Provincial Safety Minister revealed that the deceased died of a heart attack while being sent to the hospital.
Nandu reporters noticed that after the incident, the official accounts of the Argentine Football Association and the Argentine Professional League expressed condolences to the families of the deceased on the matter. On the morning of October 7, Beijing time, the Boca Youth Team expressed condolences to the 57-year-old fan on his official account on the death of the 57-year-old fan, and called on all walks of life to reflect on the riot.
Recently, casualties caused by riots in football are not isolated cases. Nandu previously reported that on the evening of October 1, at the end of a football match in Malang City, Indonesia, the team's supporters were dissatisfied with the result of the game. A large number of people climbed over the railing and entered the field, clashed and stampede, and the incident had caused 131 deaths. The latest news from CCTV News shows that on October 6 local time, local time, Indonesian National Police Chief Xiji said that after investigation and evidence collection, 6 people faced criminal charges due to the incident of fans' conflicts.
Interview and writing: Nandu reporter Huang Chibo
