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Argentine fan dies in clashes during a match between Gimnasia and Boca Juniors

A fan of the Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata soccer club died Thursday in clashes during an Argentine league match between his team and Boca Juniors, local authorities said.

“I confirm that there is a dead person. This person died of cardiac arrest,” said the Minister of Security of the province of Buenos Aires, Sergio Berni.

The hospital where the victim was taken said he was a 57-year-old man who died of cardiac arrest.

The clashes began outside the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata, some 50 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, where Gimnasia was playing Boca Juniors.

Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse supporters trying to enter the already packed stadium.

“The incidents started outside and spread inside. There were about ten thousand people around the stadium trying to get in, some with tickets, others without tickets. Everyone could see that the stadium was very full,” said Eduardo Aparício, the head of the body. for the prevention of violence in sport.

“All this is being investigated”, especially “the actions of the police”, he added.

Source: TSF

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