International Football - Club's fans shoot each other

Reuters - Tue, 17 Nov 07:30:00 2009

Two Estudiantes de La Plata supporters have been shot and wounded in clashes between rival factions of the team's hardcore fans.

Racing Club's Luguercio celebrates with Shaffer and Zuculini - 0

Police said three suspects had been arrested.

A 29-year-old man was shot in a foot and a 30-year-old in the stomach. They were taken to a hospital in La Plata.

The incident occurred as fans were about to board buses in La Plata to travel the 60 kilometres to Racing Club in the Buenos Aires suburb of Avellaneda for a first division match which Estudiantes lost 1-0.

Former Estudiantes forward Pablo Luguercio (pictured right) scored the only goal with a shot from the edge of the box in the fourth minute.

Estudiantes striker Mauro Boselli had a second-half equaliser disallowed for handball.

It was a second successive match in which Estudiantes, who had been among the front-runners for the Apertura championship title, conceded an early goal and lost after last week's 3-0 defeat at Rosario Central.

They are six points off the pace having played one more match and with five to go.

As South American champions, Estudiantes will take part in next month's Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi.

Reuters

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  1. give em the bullets..let em shoot each other..

    From waltjabasco, on Tue 17 Nov 10:02PM

  2. shut up

    From andy, on Tue 17 Nov 3:34PM

  3. There is no distinction between football and reality in­ these parts of the world

    From The commentator, on Tue 17 Nov 8:38AM
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