More than 100 Hadjuk Split supporters clashed with Guimarães on Tuesday night in the historic center of Guimarães. Croats will play Vitória do Guimarães this Wednesday at 17:00.
The Croatian club’s cheerleading squad is one of the most feared in European football and causes outrage in almost every city they visit. Several people who were on the terraces of the cafe in the “bar zone” saw dozens of fans running towards them and quickly fled.
Hundreds of Croatian fans roam the city and throw red firecrackers. Residents watch from their balconies.
At 00:40 on Tuesday, the PSP informed Lusa that there were no detainees. “After such situations, the PSP tries to monitor their behavior. [dos adeptos croatas] to prevent such situations from happening,” he added.
Videos posted on social media show torches being thrown into public space and against buildings on Calle Alfredo Guimarães, between Oliveira Square and the Alberto Sampaio Museum, with the sound of breaking glass.
On Tuesday, ahead of the duel between Vitória de Guimarães and Hajduk, for the second leg of the third qualifying round of the European Conference League, one of the people at Oliveira Square at 22:30, Paulo Cesar Gonçalves, told Lusa. that he began to see “people resting on the esplanades” running, and then a group of people with “props and scarves on their faces”, in blue, red and white, with “chairs in their hands and torches”.
“They threw them and threw everything that was at hand, but without physical confrontation, as if marking a position. They then ran towards the Alberto Sampaio Museum. [para sul] and returned after a while. They ran down Queens Street [para oeste]”, described.
The citizen also reported that some owners of establishments in the area called the PSP, but did not receive any answer.
After losing the first leg 3-1 in Croatia, Vitoria de Guimarães hosts Hajduk Split today, in the second leg of the third qualifying round of the Europa League scheduled for 17:00 at the D. Afonso Henriques Stadium. , in Guimarães.
Author: Fatima Vilasa as well as Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
