Fan falls from the stands and dies in a River Plate game

On the afternoon of this Saturday, 03, a tragedy affected Argentine football. At 14 minutes of the first half, the game between river plate It is Defense and Justice was paralyzed after the fall of a fan. The man fell from the highest part of the Monumental de Núñez and ended up dying. The duel was suspended by the Argentine Federation. River Plate claimed that the fan threw himself from the spot.

“The Football Safety Commission and Club Atlético River Plate regret to inform that, in this afternoon’s game against Defense and Justice, a fan threw himself into the empty stands of Sívori Alta and died instantly. The medical service immediately arrived at the incident area, as well as the police and various security agencies.“, said River’s note.

Match suspended due to the death of a River fan. We offer our condolences to the family, the institution and all its supporters“, wrote Defensa y Justicia on social media.

In an interview with the “TN” channel, Alberto Crescenti, head of the Emergency Medical Attention System (SAME) in Buenos Aires, said that Pablo Marcelo Serrano died due to severe head trauma caused by the fall from the highest part of the stadium.

The fan’s identity was revealed shortly afterwards. The match valid for the 19th round of the Argentine Championship was stopped by the referee Fernando Rapallini. Who called the attention of the players to what happened was the fans themselves, who requested medical attention to the fans. However, the River Plate lover did not survive the fall.

It is worth mentioning that the Monumental de Núñez was recently reopened after increasing the capacity of the stadium. With a capacity of 83,200 fans, the venue is always crowded at all River Plate games. This Saturday, however, history ended with a tragedy in Argentine football. O sportbuzz regrets and sympathizes with the victim’s family.