This Wednesday, June 26, University of Sports faced Colo Colo in an international friendly called ‘duel of the most champions’ at the Monumental in Chile. However, the match had to be suspended due to a lack of guarantees and the fireworks that were launched from the local stands at the cream of the crowd, according to reports. In fact, the Chilean media claim that a Universitario soccer player had to be arrested for allegedly attacking a security agent. In the following note, we tell you all the details.
After the acts of vandalism that occurred in the friendly match between Colo Colo and Universitario de Deportes at the Monumental de Chile, the match had to be suspended. Amid the brawl, a ‘U’ player was arrested by the Carabineros. According to the Chilean press, Diego Dorregaray, forward of the cream club, was transferred to the 46th. Macul police station after passing the detention control. Local police revealed that some security agents have minor injuries.
Given this, the Peruvian club used its social networks to publish a statement and reject the acts of violence. In addition, they mentioned that Diego Dorregaray and the players tried to help a mother along with her little son who were injured in the stands; although the Argentine striker was summoned by the Chilean authorities with the aim of making his statement about what happened. “We consider that a person’s life is above any circumstance. In this sense, we state that our delegation acted to protect our fans in danger.“, he explained.
After the match was suspended at 65 minutes due to attacks by the local fans on the Universitario fans and not having sufficient guarantees, one of those who came out to speak out about this unfortunate event was Rodrigo Ureña for Zapping Sports, where he showed his discomfort. since there were many families with their children watching the show.
“There are many children and families who came to support us and it was not right for them to have a bad time. We came to add, to play a preparatory match that also serves Colo Colo because we faced Junior“, he said at the beginning.
Likewise, the Chilean midfielder expressed his joy and gratitude with the ‘U’, highlighting that his great goal is to integrate his country’s team. “I am very grateful for the affection I have received from the people. In that sense, I am very happy and calm. I work day after day with humility, I have carried the Chilean flag on my shoulders. Our childhood dream is to be able to wear the national team jersey.”.
In addition, the aforementioned press consulted him about his return to Chilean football, but the merengue player ruled out that opportunity since he still has a contract with Universitario until 2026.For now it is difficult, I have several years of contract with Universitario. We renew until December 2026 and from there we will see what happens. Unfortunately we couldn’t finish the match, but we leave with good feelings for the other friendlies.“, he concluded.
