" The Football Safety Committee and Atletico River Plate regret to inform that, during this afternoon's match against Defensa and Justicia, a fan fell from the Sivori Alta stand and died. Medical, security and police services were immediately present at the time of the incident ," River Plate said in a statement.
The match between River Plate and Defense and Justicia took place at Monumental Stadium - River Plate's home stadium on June 3. However, when the ball had just rolled to the 28th minute, a fan was discovered falling from the stands and died. Immediately, the main referee Fernando Rapallini received the signal and he decided to stop the match.
A fan died after falling from the stands during the match between River Plate and Defensa.
The unfortunate fan was later identified as Pablo Marcelo Serrano. The Argentine Football Association sent its deepest condolences to Serrano's family. River Plate's rivals Defensa and Justicia wrote: " The match was postponed due to the death of a River Plate fan. Our condolences go to the victim's family, River Plate and all their supporters ."
The Monumental Stadium was closed for 24 hours after the incident while police investigated the incident. At the Sivori Alta stand, the organizers recorded the number of spectators present at about 90% of capacity. At the time of the incident, there was no impact from a third party or violence. All fans were invited to leave the stadium immediately after.
The Monumental Stadium has a capacity of 83,198 and was renovated just over 3 months ago. River Plate is playing brilliantly in the Argentine National Championship. This team leads the rankings after 18 rounds with 41 points, 4 points more than the second-placed Talleres.
River Plate have regularly sold key players to European teams in recent years but they have still maintained a respectable position in the domestic league.
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