Unraveling the Incidents in the Cuyo Classic: Godoy Cruz vs San Martín de San Juan

2024-03-25 21:28:00
Incidents in the Cuyo classic between Godoy Cruz and San Martín de San Juan

The Argentine Cup continued its course this Monday with two matches corresponding to the 32nd finals. In the first turn, Godoy Cruz and San Martín de San Juan animated nothing more and nothing less than the Cuyo classic, which had not been played five years ago. The venue chosen for this match was the Juan Gilberto Funes of San Luis and was won by Tomba on penalties, who will play in the round of 16 against El Porvenir, which has just caused the surprise by eliminating Lanús.

Despite all the expectations, added to the color and heat in the lead-up, the game was interrupted after 24 minutes by a serious confrontation between both fans. From the popular ones, the violent people headed towards the stalls area and moments of extreme tension and fear occurred. The thing is that the police fence was overwhelmed and for just a few meters there was no hand-to-hand fight.

“No one wants this, neither do we. The players are nervous and we put ourselves at the disposal of the operation waiting for them to give us the ok to continue,” said referee Darío Herrera, while the police tried to prevent the situation from escalating even further. “The steps are to wait for everything to normalize, for security to speak and give us guarantees to be able to continue with the game. We have to respect everyone and take care of each other,” asked the judge in dialogue with TyC Sports.

The Clásico de Cuyo was delayed for several minutes due to clashes between both fans

While the midfielder of the San Juan team, Nicolás Pelaitay, was very worried because he had family members in the stands, the coach of the Mendoza team also regretted what happened. “A shame. This classic has been made very nice for many years. Unfortunately, when you play with both audiences it doesn’t end well. Let’s hope it continues to be played.”

After blowing up the seats they ripped out and various blunt objects, the troops detonated their weapons and everything calmed down. The shots of rubber bullets plus the water thrown by the firefighters from the playing field, made the Tomba supporters retreat towards their sector. Likewise, on the other side, the Verdinegro team did the same and after more than 20 minutes the situation was under control.

San Martín de San Juan and Godoy Cruz had not faced each other for five years

The Clásico de Cuyo had not been played for five years. San Martín de San Juan currently plays in the Primera Nacional, where they are second in their group with 14 points in 8 games. Godoy Cruz, for its part, is one of the best teams in the League Cup, where it leads Zone B with 23 points in 11 rounds. The general record is surpassed by Verdinegro with 17 wins, 14 losses and 15 draws. If the confrontations are taken in the First Division, Tomba is the one that dominates with 6 wins against 2 losses and 4 draws.

In the second round, starting at 7:30 p.m., Platense will play against Olimpo de Bahía Blanca at the Ciudad de Caseros stadium. El Calamar recovered greatly with the arrival of the Gómez-Orsi technical duo with whom they reaped 12 points in the League Cup. The Bahia cast, for their part, have not yet debuted in a Federal A that began this weekend. The winner of this match will play against the winner of the crossing between Huracán and Villa Miter de Bahía Blanca.

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