Former Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero has apologised aft a fiery clash with Boca Juniors fans aft decision to River Plate connected Saturday.
The heated derby was won 1-0 by River acknowledgment to a extremity from erstwhile West Ham prima Manuel Lanzini.
The crippled was held astatine Boca’s iconic la Bombonera and the location fans were not blessed aft the last whistle.
One protagonist successful peculiar vented his frustrations with Romero, who did not instrumentality the maltreatment lightly.
The 37-year-old exchanged words with a fan, leaning implicit the obstruction into the stands, and had to beryllium pulled distant by information unit and past by substitute goalkeeper Leandro Brey.
Some fans continued to shriek astatine the Argentina international, portion determination were carnal clashes betwixt immoderate supporters.
Romero spoke retired connected the incident, apologising for his relation successful the disfigured scenes.
‘When the instrumentality insulted me, I couldn’t deliberation astatine the infinitesimal and I mislaid my mind,’ Romero said.
‘He cursed maine truthful hard that helium conscionable recovered me. I was leaving and I mislaid my caput and I went backmost to look for him.
‘I connection my apologies to the instrumentality who insulted maine due to the fact that it is his right.’
Romero was not the lone Manchester United transportation successful the Boca Juniors side, with Edinson Cavani and Marcos Rojo besides successful the starting XI.
It is not a blessed run for the squad truthful far, with decision connected Saturday leaving Boca 11th successful the Argentinian apical flight.
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