🎥 Flamengo match cancelled after rival fans' fury; find out why
🎥 Flamengo match cancelled after rival fans' fury; find out why After a 1-hour, 15-minute stoppage, Thursday’s (7) Independiente Medellín vs. Flamengo match at Atanasio Girardot was officially canceled following unrest involving the home team’s supporters. Attention now turns to a decision by Conmebol’s Disciplinary Committee, which could result in a walkover victory for the Brazilian club.
What happened Tensions were already high even before kickoff because of the crisis the Colombian club has been facing on and off the pitch. Including members of the press being hit by flares. Members of DIM supporters’ groups created tense scenes by removing and throwing the protective barriers that had been put in place precisely because of the expected protests.
Referee Jesús Valenzuela stopped the match in the third minute after attempted pitch invasions and, shortly afterward, allowed players from both teams to leave the field. See images from the moment: " Conmebol, betting house " and " They turned the field into a cemetery. Dead!
" were some of the banners displayed. There were even small fires seen in the stands. There had even been a recommendation for the match to be played behind closed doors — which was not followed.
There has been strong criticism of the club’s main investor and the group of players after the elimination from the local league and the incidents that followed. The sequence of events ended with the match being temporarily suspended until the organized supporters were removed by police. Players safe and Flamengo upset Jorginho posted a photo on his Instagram profile to reassure supporters and family members.