Sergio Romero Suspended for Confronting A Fan: Ex-Manchester United and Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero got into a shocking altercation with a fan after the fan allegedly abused the player. The event happened after Romero’s Boca Juniors lost to their rivals River Plate in the Superclasico.
The match was intense as always. River Plate scored the only goal in the match in the 20th minute. Boca couldn’t return the goal in 90 minutes. Both teams were rough on each other on the pitch, which led the referee to give 9 yellow cards and a red card in the game. Boca’s Cristian Lema was the red card recipient.
Boca’s crowd was frustrated throughout as a failure was looming in front of their eyes. After the match, while Romero was walking off, a fan allegedly abused the player verbally. Romeo, in the heat of the moment, approached the fan and confronted him. This made some Boca fans furious, and they joined in. Boca players and officials stepped in quickly and restrained Romero to avoid more mess.
Sergio Romero Suspended for Confronting A Fan
In an official announcement, Boca later went on to suspend Romero for 2 matches.
“The decision has been made that our player Sergio Romero will not be called up for the next two matches we have to play (against Club Atlético Belgrano de Cordoba and Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors). We also want to let you know that the three supporters who caused the aforementioned incident have been identified and that the corresponding measures will be applied to them.
“Our club must be a big family, made up of fans, players, employees, and directors. Therefore, we all owe each other mutual respect at all times and be united for the good of the club, enjoying sport and the competitions in which Boca participates, encouraging and participating together, in peace and harmony.”
‘I Lost My Mind’: Romero Apologizes for His Action
Romero later apologized for his action and said that he had lost his mind hearing the fan ‘swearing’ at him.
“I want to offer my apologies to the Boca fans for the situation at the end,” Romero said.
“When the guy was swearing at me, I lost my mind. None of us go out to play a game to lose it, we wanted to win it as much as they did, and it didn’t happen. I couldn’t think at that moment, I lost my mind. I apologise to the Boca fan, I was wrong with my reaction, I should have let it go and left. They have the right to express themselves.”
What’s Next for Boca Juniors?
Boca is 11th on the table, having just 22 points from 15 matches. They will place the 12th-placed Belgrano at the Estadio Julio César Villagra on Sunday.
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