The Rio de Janeiro Police and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) held each other accountable on Wednesday for violent incidents that occurred before the South American Superclásico where Argentina defeated Brazil 0-1 at the Maracaná in the South American qualifying group for the World Cup. of 2026.
While the CBF said in a statement that it had reported all the details about the security of the match in advance and had not received any recommendations, the police said it only learned on Thursday that fans of the two teams would be partying. in the stands. will not separate.
As the anthems played, fighting broke out between Argentine and Brazilian fans in the south stand of the Maracana and the incidents were exacerbated by the intervention of the police, who forcibly suppressed the visiting fans.
The start of the match was delayed for 27 minutes as the Albiceleste players tried to intervene to calm things down and, due to the lack of results from their efforts, they retired to the locker room until the situation was under control.
The balance of events
Due to the fight, two fans had to be hospitalized with bruises on the head and Eight Argentines were arrested accused of inciting the incidents and of course contempt for authority.
The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro assured in a statement that they were informed only on Thursday that the fans of the two teams will share the stands, once the tickets are sold out, so there is no time to prevent this situation.
The two hobbies, together
“The security in the stands is managed by a specialized company hired by the CBF. Following its own protocols, the CBF decided to release the sale without the standard of quotas for the fans of the two countries and, even more seriously , do not set gaps in sectors for each fan,” the note added.
Rio Police also said they only intervene to quell riots in the stands when the situation gets out of the control of private security agents.
CBF refers to FIFA
The CBF clarified that, by FIFA’s decision, In matches between national teams there are no divisions in the stands for fans, a fact “the Police and other public authorities have always known.”
The note added that, for this reason, the security plan was prepared and measured considering the classification of the match as risky and with rival fans sharing the stands, to the point that for this reason 1,050 private agents and 700 police were mobilized to guarantee the order.
Source: La Verdad
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