Argentine football coach Mauricio Romero was shot in the shoulder during a third-tier match between Huracan Las Heras and Ferro de General Pico in Mendoza province on Sunday.
A video from Canal 3 Pampa showed players from both teams and the match officials running for cover while fans hid behind walls, as shots were fired around the ground.
According to Argentine sports newspaper Ole, Ferro coach Romero received a gunshot wound to the shoulder as Huracan fan groups fought among each other.
Huracan were leading the Federal A league match 3-1 before it was suspended late in the second half.
“Romero is doing well and out of danger,” Ferro later tweeted.
“After leaving the stadium he underwent tests in a local hospital and is now giving a statement to police.”
A club statement read: “We are aware that we have been part of a barbarism that is difficult to understand and explain, which will mark the sports and institutional career of the professional team and our club.
“Once and for all, the leaders of our Argentine soccer must take exemplary measures that allow us to continue believing in this sport. The sanction already exceeds sports, requiring a political decision that severely punishes the unusual events.
“Our Institution will always watch over the values, integrity and health of our athletes, which allow us to pass the competences of the different disciplines. Today more than ever, those who direct the destinies of soccer must mark the way for us with actions so that we never experience a similar situation again.”
Meanwhile, Huracan said in a Facebook post that the fighting was “ruining” the club.
“For years families have been chased from grounds.
“May all those that harm the club stay away so that the real fans can return.”
(Photo: Canal 3 Pampa)
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