Alert in the Forest: a flare fell on the field as soon as Boca-Gimnasia started | PHOTO

Moved start in Boca vs. Gymnastics at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium. After the first minute of the game, a smoke flare was launched from one of the stands. The mentioned object fell a few meters from the location of Agustín Rossi, the goalkeeper of the visiting team in the postponed match corresponding to date 23 of the Professional League.

A few weeks ago, the contest between the ‘Xeneizes’ and the ‘Lobo’ was suspended due to incidents in the vicinity of the colossus in the city of La Plata. As if that were not enough, the situation got out of control and this affected the fans who were located in the stands. Consequently, the duel was suspended on the ninth minute.

After that incident, all the parties involved agreed that the resumption (the remaining 81 minutes) should be played this Thursday on the Gymnastics court. Faced with a strong guard from the local police, the clash began with the protagonists focused on keeping the three points.

When everything was going normally, the transmission cameras focused on Rossi. And it is that they launched a flare on the ground of the Forest. The authority of the commitment warned what had happened, but the ‘1’ of Boca Juniors did not flinch: he raised the projectile and removed it from the grass so that the clash continued without inconvenience.

mouth vs. Gymnastics: this is how the teams arrive

Hugo Ibarra’s team needs to beat ‘Lobo’ to regain first place in the table. In this game, the Boquenses came in second place with 48 points, two less than the 50 of Racing Club. With the three units in La Plata, the team from La Ribera will have the great option of becoming champions this weekend against Independiente.

On his side, Gymnastics wants to ensure the pass to the next edition of the Copa Libertadores. If Néstor Gorosito’s men get the win, they don’t need other results to caress the pass to the international tournament next season.