The most violent Gimnasia fans turned their seats towards a sector where the Boca players were. They opened a gate and threatened to find them to attack them. That’s when the Xeneize brava group, which was at the other end of the stadium, also broke a fence with the intention of advancing towards rival fans. A scandal comes with unexpected consequences, with the smell of fear and blood, but… Juan Román Riquelme appears.
The Boca president, who was watching the game from a box, went down to the stalls area and, a few meters before his club’s valiant band reached the area where the violent Gimnasia players were, he managed to cross in front of the xeneizes bars , talked to them in the middle of the chaos and achieved what the police could not achieve with gas or rubber bullets: he made them retreat and return to their position.
Observing Riquelme in the middle of that situation, other former Boca players who are part of the club’s Football Council came down to help the president. So, Roman is not alone. Joining him on that dangerous mission are Marcelo Delgado, Raúl Cascini and Mauricio Serna.
Riquelme once spoke to members of Boca and once asked those forming the police cordon to stop firing gas and rubber bullets. In the end, thanks to Román everything calmed down and the second half could be played.
Source: La Verdad
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