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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.
Persons: Diego Godin’s, Velez, , Gianluca Prestianni, didn’t, Diego Godin's, Roberto Tuero, , , Leonardo Jara, , Forward Santiago Castro, Francisco Ortega, “ Atletico, Sebastian Mendez Organizations: Velez Sarsfield, Huracan, Argentine, Villa, ESPN, Former Boca Juniors, Forward, “ Atletico Velez, Argentine Professional League
Velez fans violently attack club's players at gunpoint
  + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
July 31 (Reuters) - 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.
Persons: Diego Godin's, Velez, Gianluca Prestianni, didn't, Leonardo Jara, Forward Santiago Castro, Francisco Ortega, Atletico, Sebastian Mendez, Angelica Medina, Sonali Paul Organizations: Velez Sarsfield, Huracan, Argentine, Villa, ESPN, Former Boca Juniors, Forward, Atletico Velez, Argentine Professional League, Thomson Locations: Uruguayan, Mexico City
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