The incident happened in the Barra Da Tijuca Beachin Janeiro Rivernear the Windsor hotel where the “The Academy” squad is currently housed.
“We were calm on the beach and we heard what we thought were rockets. Someone shouts: ‘bullet, bullet’ and my meters I see someone crouched throwing shots”they informed the Argentine News Agency.
As detailed, a group of Argentines suffered a robbery on the Brazilian beach, where thieves took gold objects, very valuable in Brazil.
Everything would indicate that two of the team supporters Avellaneda They wanted to resist the assault.
One of them was shot at the waist, so he had to be transferred by helicopter to the hospital, while the other shot at his elbow and was treated in an ambulance.
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Racing It will be measured before Botafogo This Thursday at 21.30 (Argentine time) from the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium For the return of the final of the Collect South American. Gustavo Costas team comes from winning 2-0 in the first leg played in the Avellaneda cylinder.
The official Racing statement
Racing Club He expresses his deep concern for the theft and aggression with firearms of which they were victims Gabriel Gago and Cristian Paganifans of our institution, this afternoon on a beach in Tijuca bar.
The leadership that accompanies the delegation has already contacted the Argentine consulate authorities in the city to follow the case and the assistance that the victims could need, to whom we wish them a prompt recovery and express our full solidarity.
In addition, Racing Club It reinforces the need for measures to reduce the risk of situations such as that occurred, especially those that must be in charge of local security agencies.
The fans will be transferred to the final stadium on Thursday, since the packages with tickets were sold with the transfer included in incident prevention.
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Racing Club shows his deep concern for the theft and aggression with firearms that Gabriel Gago and Cristian Pagani, fans of our institution, this afternoon on a beach in Bar de Tijuca.
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