The clash between Godoy Cruz and San Lorenzo took place at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza
A climate of constant violence in Argentina forced the suspension of the match between Godoy Cruz and San Lorenzo. The duel for the 3rd round of the Argentine Championship, at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium, was in the seventh minute of the second phase when the interruption became necessary.
The first sign that the situation could become worrying in phase two came in the 25th minute of the first half. This is because a bomb was thrown towards the pitch and exploded very close to where Ciclón’s goalkeeper, Gastón Gómez, was standing. At that moment, the match referee, Nazareno Arasa, stopped the match and waited about two minutes for a calmer scenario before resuming the game.
In the 39th minute a new forced pause in the game was necessary with stones thrown towards the field. The confusion was such that, among Godoy Cruz’s own fans, there were people who tried to interrupt the action while others threw stones with the idea of stopping the clash. In this case the clash was interrupted for seven minutes before returning to complete the final stretch of the first stage.
No conditions
However, at minute 53, the scene of violence between two groups of Tomba fans was once again latent. So the match was interrupted and the referee took advantage of this to close the initial part of the match, which was 1-1 on the scoreboard.
The match has just returned from the break and the clashes continue in the sector where the home team’s organized fans were. Thus, Nazareno Arasa attempted to suspend the clash due to the impossibility of continuing with minimum safety conditions. There is no information on people arrested due to the violent events.
Therefore, in the event of the match being rescheduled, the match in Argentina will have to last at least 38 minutes to actually be completed. The standard procedure would be to complete the remaining minutes this Sunday (26th), but San Lorenzo does not agree in view of the decisive clash at Libertadores, against Palmeiras, next Wednesday (29th).
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Source: Terra
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