Uruguayan defender Diego Godin’s farewell match ended with his team Velez Sarsfield losing to Huracan, sparking a violent incident on Sunday, as some of the Argentine club’s own fans viciously attacked the players, assaulting them at gunpoint.
When the team returned to their training camp at the Villa Olimpica Stadium hours after the match, they suffered a brutal visit from the club’s supporters, as cars ambushed some of the players.
We came out and it was all dark when the cars of the ‘Barra Brava’ came across us.
“Atletico Velez regrets and strongly repudiates the intimidating situation experienced last night by some of our first team players in the vicinity of the Villa Olimpica,” the club said in a statement.
With only five wins in 27 games, Velez finished 25th out of 28 after the loss in the last round of the Argentine Professional League.
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Velez Sarsfield, Huracan, Argentine, Villa, ESPN, Former Boca Juniors, Forward, “ Atletico Velez, Argentine Professional League