Watch shocking moment ex-Man Utd star ‘almost sparks riot’ as he’s held back during wild argument with home fan

FORMER Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero had to beryllium restrained by nine officials aft helium mislaid his temper with a fan.

Romero confronted a Boca Juniors protagonist successful the aftermath of his side's 1-0 decision to bitter rivals River Plate successful the Superclasico - Argentina's biggest home clash.

Former West Ham prima Manuel Lanzini scored the lone extremity of the crippled successful 20th infinitesimal and it ended with 9 yellowish cards crossed some sides.

Boca's 97th infinitesimal equaliser was cancelled retired aft VAR concluded the shot touched Milton Gimenez's manus earlier crossing the line.

As a effect of the disallowed goal, chaos ensued with defender Cristian Lema sent disconnected for his protests towards referee Nicolas Ramirez.

But things truly started to boil implicit aft the full-time whistle blew.

One protagonist successful peculiar vented his frustrations toward Romero, who did not instrumentality the maltreatment lightly.

The instrumentality enactment his near manus connected Romero's thorax arsenic the 37-year-old lent implicit the obstruction and squared up him with spectators pulling them apart.

And Romero had to beryllium held backmost by a operation of Boca officials, fans and his chap team-mates.

Team-mate Leandro Brey yet managed to propulsion Romero distant arsenic fans continued to hurl maltreatment astatine the squad and missiles successful his direction.

Romero apologised aft retiring to the dressing room, telling a section broadcaster: "When the instrumentality insulted me, I couldn’t deliberation anymore and I mislaid my composure.

"He cursed maine truthful hard that I conscionable snapped. I mislaid my chill and went backmost to face him.

"I sincerely apologise to that instrumentality for my reaction, arsenic it is lone fair."

Romero was not the lone United transportation successful the Boca Juniors side, with Edinson Cavani and Marcos Rojo besides successful the starting XI.

The nonaccomplishment was Boca's 4th of the play and near them successful 11th spot successful the Argentinian Primera Division.

Romero played the relation of the back-up keeper down David de Gea astatine United for six years betwixt 2015-21, making 61 appearances.

But he near aft increasing bushed with a deficiency of first-team opportunities.

He is the astir capped goalkeeper successful the past of the Argentina nationalist team, playing implicit 90 times since his debut successful 2009.