Two members of an Argentine hooligan gang were shot dead outside the club’s stadium Central Rosary on Saturday night, local media reported. The press named the leader of the Rosario Central gang, Andrés ‘Pillin’ Bracamonte, and another member of the group, Daniel ‘Rana’ Atardo, as victims.
The barra bravas are mafia organizations linked to many of the country’s best clubs and run by die-hard followers. Bracamonte, who was banned from attending matches in Rosario because of his history of violence, and Atardo were allegedly ambushed near the Gigante de Arroyito stadium, where their club lost to San Lorenzo on Saturday, on the 22nd day of championship.
During his 25 years as head of Rosario’s brava gang, Bracamonte was the target of about 30 assassination attempts, media reported. On Friday she appeared in court for gender violence, where the prosecutor asked for two years in prison. Bracamonte has also been accused in the past of extortion, criminal association and money laundering.
Fights between fans are common in Argentine soccer and have claimed more than 350 lives since the creation of the professional league at the end of the 19th century, according to the NGO Salvemos al Futbol.
Source: La Verdad
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