Security Concerns Mountโฃ After Chaos at Avellaneda โขStadium
Avellaneda, Argentina – August 21, 2025 – Questions are being raised about security protocols following disturbances at a โfootball match in Avellaneda on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. The incident, which occured during aโค match involving independiente,โ prompted a suspension of play and sparked criticism of both security personnel โคandโ political responses.
Reportsโข indicate a meaningful security lapse, with concerns focused on prioritizingโค logistical arrangements over actual โฃsafety measures. Sources suggest attention was โขdiverted toโฃ managing the movement of 650 troops โwho were paidโ onโฃ Wednesday,โค potentiallyโ impacting security โreadiness at the stadium. โขโข A local police precinct in Avellaneda is reportedly โคinvestigating the sale of bondiola (porkโฃ shoulder) and trapite (a type of meat cut) by vendors, referencing potentialโข issues with oversightโ and controlโ within theโ stadium โsurroundings.
Javier Alonso, the Minister of Security for the Province โof Buenos aires, โadmitted in a Radio 10 interviewโ that Buenosโ Aires police deliberately refrained from entering theโข stadium โฃ”to avoid causing more damage.” โขAlonso stated, “It could โhave been a much โlarger โdisaster if we acted,” and โฃemphasized the need for a “rational useโ of force, minimizing damage.” He clarified that the decision to suspend the match ultimately rested โขwith Conmebol, the โSouth American Football confederation.
The responseโข from Argentine President Javier Milei was swift โand pointed. he reposted โคa message โfrom โคnational deputy Josรฉ Luis Espet on X โค(formerly Twitter), simply stating in capital letters: “Kirchnerism never again.”
UP, the private security firm contractedโข by Independiente for securityโฃ operations โขat โthe stadium, has remained largelyโ silent in the โฃwake of the incident. โThe company, which also โขserves clientsโค in the entertainment industry, had posted on โinstagramโข prior to the match, stating, “We are there, taking care of every detailโ so that you only think about passion.” This post remains visible on their account.
The incident highlights ongoing concerns about stadium security in Argentina and the โคbalance between maintaining โorder and avoiding escalation โduring potentially volatile events. The examination โis โexpected to โฃfocus โคon the coordination between public security forces and private security firms, and also the decision-makingโ process that led to the suspension of the match.
๐จ #ALERT | The Minister of Security of the Province of Buenos aires admittedโ that the Buenos Aires Police did not enter the stadium to โ”avoid causing more damage”
๐ “It could haveโ been a โฃmuch larger โdisaster if we acted,” said Javier Alonso,head โofโค the โarea.
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– Double yellow โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (@okDobleama) August 21, 2025
Kirchnerism never โagain https://t.co/OU8NrU4OPd
– javierโข Milei (@jmilei) august โฃ21, 2025
