Three spectators were arrested this Saturday during the security operation at the handball derby between Benfica and Sporting, one for attacking the ‘leonine’ captain, Salvador Salvador, another for attacking the authority and a third for not respecting the ban .
A police source confirmed these arrests to the Lusa office, in Pavilhão n.º 2 of Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, where Sporting beat Benfica 34-30 to qualify for the ‘final four’ of the Portuguese Handball Cup.
The same source explained that a Benfica supporter was detained after the match for assaulting the ‘green and white’ player Salvador Salvador, while a Sporting supporter was detained for assaulting an official.
Earlier, a source from the Authority for the Prevention and Control of Violence in Sports (APCVD) had already informed Lusa that a ‘red’ fan had been detained in the fence for failing to comply with the ban on sports venues.
According to the same source, the detainee is 24 years old, is a Benfica fan and was banned from sporting venues by the APCVD in September 2022 over fireworks, after being intercepted by the Public Security Police (PSP) when he was tried for access to get to the bank of the ‘red’ housing.
Source: DN
