April 7 (Reuters) – Argentine fans mistakenly stoned
their team Club Atletico Tigre’s bus while they were en route to
play Brazil’s Sao Paulo in a Copa Sudamericana group match on
Thursday.
With a history of bad blood between the teams following the
controversial final of the 2012 tournament, there was heavy
police presence for the showdown, which Sao Paulo won 2-0.
Tigre midfielder Agustin Cardozo flagged up the incident on
Instagram, uploading a photo of a stone in his hands with a
broken window in the background and the caption “it’s us”.
Although he later deleted the post, Argentine media outlet
TyC captured video footage of the damage to the vehicle.
In the 2012 final, Sao Paulo were leading 2-0 and were
awarded the win after the referee called off the match in the
second half due to Tigre players refusing to come out onto the
pitch.
Former coach Nestor Gorosito was among those who said the
the Argentine team decided not to play the second half because
during halftime, security at the Morumbi stadium in Brazil
assaulted them with blows, sticks and even threatened them with
guns.
No investigation nor suspension was carried out after the
match.
Sao Paulo will face Tigre at home on June 27 in their final
Group D tie.
(Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City, editing by Pritha
Sarkar)
((Angelica.Medina@thomsonreuters.com;))
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