Magdalena Union y Once Caldas They lived moments of fear at the Sierra Nevada stadium in Santa Marta when a group of fans entered the playing field to assault soccer players of both teams, in which even coach Hernán Darío Herrera ended up affected by vandalism.
Despite the posture of the arbitration body headed by the central Carlos Ortega, the game finally had to be suspended with a scoreboard when the game was 1-0 over minute 77 for precisely the aggressions to the delegation of the whole of Manizales.
Unión Magdalena and its first posture after incidents
A day after the vandalism of some of its fans, the Samario Club announced its first position for what happened, strongly rejecting the invasion that ended in violence.
“We firmly reject the unfortunate events that occurred on Sunday, May 4 at the Sierra Nevada Stadium in Santa Martawhere a group of individuals from ‘barrismo’ who goes to the North and South stands invaded the pitch, causing damage to the facilities and verbally assaulting players, referees and members of the public force. These vandalism interrupted the normal development of the party and put the integrity of those who only sought to enjoy the sports show, “said Unión Magdalena.
Similarly, the club revealed that it will collaborate to find those responsible for these incidents and thus have the full weight of the law to apply the Criminal Code.
“Emphatically all forms of aggression and destruction of public goods, which is why, We make an urgent call to the National Police and the Attorney General’s Office to investigate these facts quickly, identify and judicial those responsible in accordance with the provisions of the Colombian Criminal Code, ensuring that each violent act receives the sanction that the law provides, ”they mentioned.
Finally, Unión Magdalena made it clear that he will work so that when they officiate at home, the matches are not stained by these vandalism that is not something new, because it had already happened with Millionaires a few months ago.
“We will maintain the commitment to work tirelessly so that the Sierra Nevada stadium is a safe scenario and worthy of our city. These acts do not reflect the feeling of the samarios or the values of Union Magdalena that has always had a fan that is characterized by civics, passion and respect that profess football and the city of Santa Marta,” said Unión Magdalena.
It should be remembered that Unión Magdalena is the only team that has failed to win after 17 dates plays in the Betplay 2025-I League and are the main candidates to descend at the end of the year.
