The president of River Plate , Rodolfo D’Onofrio , and his colleague from Vélez Sarsfield , Sergio Rapisarda, were charged this Monday, as well as the directive commissions of both clubs, considering that in the matches that these teams played against Boca Juniors and Independent , respectively, considerably exceeded the allowed capacity as part of the public’s return to the stadiums .
Both are accused of violating two articles of the Penal Code: 205, which provides imprisonment from six months to two years for those who violate the measures adopted by the competent authorities, to prevent the introduction or spread of an epidemic , and 239, which proposes a punishment of fifteen days to one year in prison for Whoever resists or disobeys a public official in the legitimate exercise of s us functions.
After enduring a long period of abstinence due to the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the stadiums, according to the provisions officials, had to have a maximum capacity of half its capacity, although in many stadiums a much higher number of spectators was seen, even in Promotion categories.
This Monday, in fact, a raid was carried out in the Monumental stadium , with the authorization of the Criminal, Misconduct and Misdemeanor Court number 30 by Dr. Juan José Cavallari.
The Monumental was one of the stadiums where there was a greater capacity than allowed. Photo Alejandro Pagni / AFP
According to sources from the Buenos Aires Public Prosecutor’s Office to Clarín , the phone of a River fan was kidnapped, for whom they made a record because on the day of the superclassic he ordered the public to do the classic hole in the center of the header platform to allow the entry of the brave bar.
In addition, it was indicated that the Special Prosecutor’s Office in Mass Events of the City from Buenos Aires, led by Celsa Ramírez, urged the club to present documentation that he could not provide today due to “technical problems”, within a maximum period of 48 hours.
According to the capacity of the Monumental, only 36 thousand spectators could enter the stadium to see the superclassic, a number clearly lower than that which could be seen during the match that Riv er he beat Boca by 2-1 .
The striking thing is that The Núñez institution barely counted almost 800 people more than that number , when it is estimated that the capacity could be exceeded by a minimum of between 10 and 15 thousand people.
The word of D’Onofrio and the meeting of Rapisarda
The president of River warned that, if there were irregularities, the club would will be in charge of investigating them . In addition, he explained, the club has “a camera system and also an ID system that allows only recognized people who pay to enter the Monumental”.
“If more people entered than they should, we must find the person responsible . Because River has all the technology for that does not happen “, said D’Onofrio on Radio Rivadavia.
In addition, he remarked:” They spoke of more than 50 thousand people and it has no logic . According to what they told me at the club, that did not happen. Anyway I am not an expert in calculating capacity “.
The president of Vélez met with officials to adjust this problem on the next date. Photo Marcelo Carroll.
For its part, two days after Velez draw against Independiente at the José Amalfitani stadium, Rapisarda participated in a virtual meeting in which “the focus was on adjust details of the allowed capacity and work on corrective measures for specific situations that have not been met ”. He did it as secretary of the Professional Football League .
They participated in the meeting, as reported by the AFA , the president of that entity, Claudio Tapia ; the Minister of Health of the Nation, Carla Vizzotti ; the Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Nation, Matías Lammens ; and the Minister of National Security, Aníbal Fernández .
The announcement of the return
After 19 months, and the pilot test that was carried out in the match that the Argentine national team played against Bolivia at the Monumental el September 9, last Thursday to the Argentine soccer fields.
The announcement was made at a press conference attended by the Chief of Cabinet of the Nation, Juan Manzur, the Ministers of Health, Carla Vizzotti; of Security, Aníbal Fernández; and from Tourism and Sports, Matías Lammens; and the Secretary of Public Innovation, Micaela Sánchez Malcolm.
There it was detailed, among other provisions, that it was authorized a capacity of 50 percent in each stadium, that people over 18 years of age who wish to enter must have at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19 and that it was necessary to manage a permit for massive events through the website argentina.gob.ar/volvemos.
Vizzotti pointed out that day the number of spectators could increase “when 50% coverage (of vaccination) is achieved and 14 days have passed”, but apparently that increase did not take long to arrive and occurred this weekend.
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