“The match between Quilmes and Chacarita was suspended due to a general discussion between the teams,” Quilmes announced on his Twitter account. “These are things that happen, unfortunately we could not continue playing.
We are not happy with what happened and we are all responsible and we must take responsibility because these are things that should not happen but it is always useful to learn”, said Aníbal Biggeri, DT of Chacarita, on the site ‘Doble Amarilla’. The fight that ended with physical violence between both delegations began after a strong cross between Nicolás Caro (Chacarita) over Federico Anselmo (Quilmes).
This led to a strong recrimination by the striker, which the defender responded with insults and led to a one-on-one fight that ended in a general altercation. The images broadcast on social networks showed moments of tension in which the Chacarita footballers, with yellow bibs, intertwined with those of Quilmes, in blue clothing, although the duration lasted a total of five minutes.
The two teams armed themselves with aspirations to fight at the top, to put an end to several seasons in the Argentine promotion. On the other hand, the Agency for the Prevention of Violence in Sport (Aprevide) issued a statement hours later, with the word of the owner, Eduardo Aparicio.
“We need the commitment of the institutions to prevent these events, we are working to eradicate violence in the stadiums and these unsportsmanlike attitudes by those who should set an example from the field of play cannot be ignored,” he says.
“The communication with the presidents of both clubs was positive and it is expected that in the next few hours the measures will be determined with the professional players who intervened in the incidents,” the document states.
