Embarrassing where you see it. There is no other word to describe the clashes that took place between some Colombian fans at the stadium of Mestalla, in Valencia, then there were a few minutes of the friendly match between Colombia and Iraq.
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The fans, caught on video, attacked each other with fire extinguishers, fists and even ripped seats from the stands to touch each other. Some fans had jerseys from the America, from Millionaires Independent Santa Fe.
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The Spanish authorities and the stadium’s private security went to the scene to stop the confrontation that was taking place and quickly bring the situation under control.
The vast majority of national team fans who found themselves in the sports scene rejected what was happening and they started shouting the chorus of “out, out” calling for these people to be removed from the stadium.
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According to witnesses close to the incident, the conflict could have been caused by disagreements between fans of rival Colombian clubs.
These confrontations took place in the middle of the party being held in the stands of the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, where thousands of Colombian fans gathered to celebrate the team led by Nestor Lawrence.
Source: El heraldo

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