ARGENTINIAN fable Juan Roman Riquelme has intervened to halt warring shot fans during a chaotic stadium brawl.
The Boca Juniors president stepped successful arsenic chaos broke retired during his team's Copa Argentina quarter-final against Gimnasia.
Riquelme spent the bulk of his playing vocation with Boca, who are based successful a territory of Buenos Aires.
The 46-year-old won 51 caps for Argentina and became president of the nine past year.
Gimnasia and Boca fans person a past of violence, with one spectator dying pursuing an altercation successful 2022.
On Wednesday night, with Boca starring 1-0, fans began to clash successful the stands astatine Rosario's Estadio Marcelo Bielsa.
Seats were thrown from the Boca extremity into the Gimnasia fans earlier skirmishes broke retired among rival supporters.
The crippled was halted arsenic fans attempted to interruption down barriers, with constabulary firing teardrop state into the crowds.
Riquelme, on with committee members Chicho Serna, Raul Cascini, and Marcelo Delgado, dashed from their backstage container to intervene.
The erstwhile midfield maestro was caught connected camera begging with Bocas ultras to stop, with 1 hugging their hero.
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Riquelme's pleas were yet heeded by Boca fans who retreated distant from the barriers, preventing further trouble.
One instrumentality gasped connected X successful effect to the footage: "Never seen a nine president bash this, astatine slightest not for a large club. His actions astir apt prevented things from escalating."
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Another said: "Boca's concern is already unsustainable."
While a 3rd added: "This is really crazy."
On the field, Boca had taken an aboriginal pb successful the necktie acknowledgment to Aaron Anselmino.
But they were pegged backmost successful the 2nd play arsenic
Pablo De Blasis levelled up for Gimnasia.
The necktie yet went to penalties, with Boca winning 2-1 aft a big of misses from the visitors.