Beyond the 2 to 1 of Boyacá Chicó over Millonarios, in a match held at the La Independencia stadium, in Tunja, this Saturday; Gol Caracol learned first-hand that on the way to the dressing room of the sports scene, problems and confrontations occurred between players from both sides.
According to information provided by sources who witnessed the event, The most affected by the dispute was Jacobo Pimentel, a Boyacenses player, who ended up with bruises on his head and a cut on his lip.
“What happened was that when we went to the locker room and after the end of the game there was a confrontation, some Millonarios footballers threw fists and Jacobo was hit, and had a cut.”stated a source consulted by this portal.
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In addition to that, from the awnings of the ‘chess’ box they assured that the police officers intervened in the middle of the confrontations and there were even pushes and insults, due to the fever that occurred.
The one designated from Boyacá Chicó was Diego Novoa, the substitute goalkeeper of the Bogotá team, who was vehement from the bench and was even shown the yellow card in the second half.
“Several Millonarios players came out screaming, saying things, they were quite angry, probably because of the result. And the reaction, after some exchange of words, Pimentel was shot,” they added.
It is worth remembering that during the duel between Boyacá Chicó and Millonarios it was controversial and the referee Héctor Rivera showed the red card to David Macalister Silva, who protested angrily after a charge in which Sebastián Salazar, from the checkers, intervened when he wanted to collect at risk. Likewise, defender Arlen Banguero, of the home team, was also sent off.
What was the position of Millonarios regarding the accusation from Boyacá Chicó?
“Yes, we saw that Chico states that some players hit Jacobo Pimentel. The information I have is that he tried to attack some of our players and tried to enter our dressing room. In the discussion and the interference of Police and logistics, Jacobo trips on some stairs and breaks his head against a corner of a wall. There was even blood left on the wall,” a club source told Gol Caracol.
