Friday, September 20

Video: fight between fans of Puebla and Santos at the Cuauhtémoc Stadium left several injured


A new episode of violence was experienced this Sunday in Mexican soccer. Fans of Puebla and Santos battled in the Cuauhtémoc Stadium, in an unfortunate scene that ended with several injuries

Video: pelea entre aficionados de Puebla y Santos en el Estadio Cuauhtémoc dejó varios heridos

Puebla could not reverse the 3-0 of the first leg.

Photo: Manuel Velasquez / Getty Images

Jorge Fernández

Puebla vs Santos did not end well . There was a fight between fans of both teams – and even the same team – inside and outside the Cuauhtémoc Stadium. The final scene was a pitched battle that culminated with several wounded . The match had more than 50% of the allowed capacity, which is equivalent to more than 20,

The first warning was given by Puebla fans. A small group started a confrontation in the stands of the stadium. The security body quickly intervened.

This should not appear in the stadiums 😤

An attempt was made of anger among some fans of Puebla, two of them they were taken from the stadium Cuauhtémoc pic.twitter. com / hGzVd6EdSi

– Universal Deportes (@UnivDeportes) May 20, 2021

Then, minutes after the end of the match, the violence got out of control. Several fans attacked each other: bare fists, kicks and even the use of a belt like weapon. Police were struggling to stop numerous clashes at once. It was a real disaster. As reported by media such as Mediotiempo, the balance of the battle left six injured, including two minors.

😒 Some continue to cloud the return to stadiums

Tremendous row between fans at the end of Puebla vs Santos leaves WOUNDED 😡

@ ITTAY_AGUILAR https://t.co/iQwenN3orJ pic.twitter.com/i6yb2m2L2E

– The Hobby (@laaficion) May 24, 2021

The duel ended 1-0 in favor of Puebla, local team, but the global (3-1) favored Santos, who went to the final .