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A soccer match within the Colombian first division was suspended on Sunday after a fan ran onto the pitch and attacked a participant, who then chased the offending supporter and knocked him to the bottom.
Simply after the referee had blown his whistle to start the sport between Deportes Tolima and Millonarios, a fan broke onto the pitch and struck Millonarios participant Daniel Cataño, who used to play for Tolima, from behind.
Cataño then ran after the fan in retaliation and knocked him to the bottom, ensuing within the referee displaying Cataño a pink card.
Video footage confirmed the fan being escorted away by police, however Millonarios determined it will not proceed the match – which was being performed at Tolima’s stadium – because it believed the gamers’ security couldn’t be assured.
“Given this example and contemplating the inherent dangers of the present and the problem of guaranteeing the security of the gamers, it was determined that it was not prudent to compromise their integrity,” the membership mentioned in an announcement.
“These arguments had been shared with the Police Commander, the officiating group and DIMAYOR [the governing body responsible for the top two division in Colombian football] delegates. Millionarios is emphatic in declaring that the precedence is the security of the gamers and members of the teaching workers, in addition to that of all those that attend the sports activities scene.
“Acts of violence have to be firmly rejected. We respect the understanding and solidarity of our followers.”
In an announcement launched on Monday, DIMAYOR mentioned it “rejects any act of violence that takes place inside or within the fast neighborhood of the pitch.
“Due to this fact, it ratifies its place of repudiating the acts of intolerance that occurred yesterday on the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium, which led the refereeing group to definitively droop the beginning of the match.
“Such details have already been dropped at the eye of the Disciplinary Committee of the Championship, the one disciplinary physique with legitimacy to listen to and resolve the conduct described within the studies and set up whether or not or not they represent disciplinary offenses,” DIMAYOR added.
Following the incident, Tolima mentioned in an announcement: “We respect the understanding and endurance you’ve gotten proven on the stadium. We ask to remain tuned to our channels to obtain official data.”
The membership has not launched an announcement since and CNN has reached out to Tolima for remark and requested whether or not it plans to punish the fan.
The native authorities secretary, Milton Restrepo, informed native media that the fan will face sanctions however didn’t elaborate on what they might be.
