The match Tolima-Millionarios was suspended this Sunday after a local fan will hit the rival player Daniel Cataño on the pitchand he responded with violence, in a duel for the fourth date of the Apertura tournament in Colombia.
A few seconds after starting the game a fan jumped from the stands and punched him behind the wheel at the wheel of Millonarios, at the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium in Ibagué (center-west).
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Cataño chased his assailant and also hit him with a kick. Other Millonarios footballers ran towards the fan who was later detained by the police.
The steering wheel was sent off by referee Wilmar Roldán, in the midst of the discomfort of his companions. Mackalister Silva, the Millonarios captain, advocated resuming the game, while Andrés Llinás and other players opposed it.
Finally, Millonarios and his coach, Alberto Gamero, They decided to leave the field of Ibagué in support of Cataño and with the argument of “setting a precedent”.
The ambassadors went to the dressing rooms despite the fact that Roldán assured that there were guarantees security to play the game by the police. The Tolima soccer players stayed on the pitch for a few minutes and their The president accused the blue rivals of a “boycott of the game.”
“We are sorry for what happened and We are against the fan thing and also the player’s provocations”, added the president of Deportes Tolima, César Camargo.
About 40 minutes later the referee officially called off the match. The determination of the Major Division of Colombian Soccer (Dimayor) on the pending points is expected and possible sanctions.
The disagreement has a precedent. Daniel Cataño was a soccer player for Deportes Tolima in 2021 and 2022. In the final of the Apertura tournament last year, he missed a final penalty against Atlético Nacional in Ibagué that ended with his expulsion. Tolima lost the title and since then Cataño drags the hatred of the pijaos fans.
The incident led to his move to Millonarios, but resentments among fans of his former team are still alive. On Saturday at the concentration hotel, Cataño was insulted by Tolima fans.
The red and gold team is ninth in the Apertura Colombian soccer tournament with 4 points, followed by Millonarios who has 3. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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