One person dies after clashes between supporters and police in Gimnasia La Plata vs Boca Juniors at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium, Argentina, on Friday (7/10) WIB morning, in an accident involving tear gas.
The Gimnasia-Boca Juniors match was interrupted by referee Hernan Mastrangelo in the ninth minute after tear gas, fired by police outside the stadium, entered the area inside the stadium.
Quoted by ESPNThis condition caused thousands of spectators, players from both teams and match officials to have eye pain and shortness of breath. Thousands of fans then tried to leave the stands and enter the field to find the fastest way out.
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The accident resulted in one death. The head of security of the province of Buenos Aires, Sergio Berni, said one victim died of a heart attack.
“Unfortunately one person died. He died of a heart attack when he wanted to be transferred to the hospital,” Berni said.
Outside the stadium riots broke out between Gimnasia fans and the police. Thousands of Gimnasia fans who did not get their tickets tried to enter the stadium to watch the match against Boca.
The outnumbered police decided to fire rubber bullets and tear gas. The tear gas was then blown into the stadium and caused chaos in the Gimansia-Boca match.
“My 2 year old son can’t breathe. We are all resigned and worried about the people in the stands. It’s crazy. We had a normal football match, and it all went like this, feeling the people closest to us almost dead”, said Gimnasia player Leonardo Morales.
No Boca Juniors fans were present in the incident. The Buenos Aires government has banned visiting fans from attending all away matches since 2013 due to frequent clashes.
This incident occurred less than a week after the Kanjuruhan tragedy which killed 131 people.
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