Violence in Colombian soccer: 1 dead and 3 arrested in the pitched battle that occurred in a league match in Colombia

The match between Unión Magdalena and Junior de Barranquilla had as its protagonist the violence inside the Sierra Nevada stadium in the city of Santa Marta, where fans of both teams started a fight leaving a balance of one dead, several wounded and three detained.

The detained fans were identified as supporters of both teams, who pulled the chairs from the stands during the confrontation, in addition to throwing stones that forced them to the game was stopped due to the invasion of the field of play.

The fight started a minute later 72′, a match between the people who were located in the north stand and in the east stand of the Sierra Nevada. Since the start of the game, the fans had been threatening each other and threatening to start a fight.

When the match between Unión Magdalena and Junior de Barranquilla was 1-1, the fans jumped onto the field of play forcing the match to be suspended, while the stadium’s public address system asked them to remain calm and not to tear up the chairs from the venue.

Terrible and shameful what happened in the match Unión Magdalena 1-1 Junior, suspended at 72′ for public misbehavior and lack of guarantees. Plaza e Santa Marta is a repeat offender with very serious events.
The images say it all pic.twitter.com/C4FYoMD5UR

— Cesar Augusto Londoño (@cesaralo) April , 2022

1 deceased and 3 injured

The fan who died in a clinic in Santa Marta received several stab wounds during the fight between the fans present, being identified by the local police like Brandon Somosa, a fan of the local team Unión Magdalena.

The authorities rejected the actions

The mayor of Santa Marta, Virna Johnson, who reported on her twitter account about the detainees, also offered a reward of five million pesos ($550 dollars) to find the whereabouts of those responsible for the violence in the Sierra Nevada, in addition, he added that the police and the army had been deployed since Saturday night, staying in the search for those involved.

How sad that they cannot enjoy football in peace .We report 3 detainees and offer up to 5M reward for information that allows identifying those responsible for starting this act.

Santa Marta deserves respect.I ask the judicial authorities EXEMPLARY consequences. pic.twitter.com/GbBNviL8wK

– Virna Johnson (@VirnaJohnson) April 09, 2022

Unión Magdalena has been a repeat offender in acts of violence

The Santa Marta team is not the first time it has suffered acts of violence where his fans have been involved, since last February several of his followers jumped onto the pitch in the match against Atlético Bucaramanga. The Disciplinary Committee of Colombian soccer determined an economic sanction and gave the victory to the Bucaramanga team with a result of 0-3.

The Sierra Nevada stands were closed for six days as a sanction for the behavior of their fans and it is expected that this time there will be a greater sentence for what happened against Junior de Barranquilla.

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