The Justice ordered an urgent inspection to the stadium of Independent Athletic Club after the relocation of a second stand, as confirmed judicial sources a Scope. If irregularities are found in the status of the infrastructurethe authorities could close the premises until further notice.
The survey comes after, in the last week, Two different stands at the Libertadores de América stadium will travel to the matches between Vélez – San Lorenzo and Argentinos Juniors – Huracán. Board of Directors The club issued a statement stating that “There was no displacement or movement“.
The inspection of the Independiente Stadium
Doubts about the general condition of the Independiente pitch began last week when photographs of the Pavoni Baja stand were published on social media, in which it was possible to see a displacement. Days later, the same thing happened in the Santoro Baja grandstand.
In view of this, the Justice acted ex officio and arranged a inspection on a “very urgent” basis, to clarify what happened at the Stadium. Judicial sources confirmed to Ámbito that the investigation is framed as investigation of illicit actwith intervention of the UFI 04 of Avellanedaled by Dr. Mariano Zitto.
In this way, the objective will be to investigate whether the The structure of the Club Atlético Independiente stadium in Avellaneda presents damage or structural failures that represent a danger to the structure itself or to people. If any abnormality is observed, the Stadium may be suspended.
The procedure will be performed at just over 24 hours of the next home game of the Red Devils, who will face Rosario Central in the 11th round of the Argentine tournament.
The images of the controversy
The first displacement was detected on last August 6thin the match between San Lorenzo and Vélez, for the Argentine Cup. After the match, the Fortinero fans Some photographs went viral where a tribune with a presumed displacement in its structure can be observed.
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The biggest concern was generated when, last Wednesday, Argentinos Juniors faced Huracán for the Round of 16 of the national cup. There, once again, the attendees recorded an abnormality in the Santoro Baja stands.
Although both matches could have been played normally, the repetition of what happened alarmed the Justice of Avellaneda which proceeded to request an investigation ex officio.
The response of Independiente
In response to the commotion generated on social media, the Board of Directors of Independiente issued an official statement to inform about the situation of the Stadium. In it, it was stated that “There was no displacement or abnormal movement in the Santoro Baja Grandstand“.
In the document, the club confirmed that “A stadium maintenance team was inspecting the stands during the early morning and He found no abnormalities or unusual movements.“. In addition, the authorities of the sports institution stated that they worked with the team of Civil Defense of the Municipality of Avellaneda – together with the architect Alejandro Castro – to review the structure.
Beyond the statement, the president, Nestor Grindettidid not provide further details about the situation of the Stadium. The club is awaiting the decision of the Court to confirm whether the match will be played. match against Rosario Central.
Source: Ambito
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