Overview
- Rosario Central defeated Estudiantes 3-1 in the Supercopa Internacional and the match ended in a large on-field brawl that disrupted the final stages of the game.
- Referee Darío Herrera’s leaked written report says Estudiantes president Juan Sebastián Verón entered the pitch, directed severe verbal threats at the officiating team, and that club officials also insulted referees.
- Herrera’s act records two red cards from the post-match tumult: substitute goalkeeper Fabricio Iacovich was sent off for punching and kicking and defender Agustín Sández was expelled for inciting violence and offensive gestures.
- Multiple videos and eyewitness accounts show heavy police operations around the Estadio Madre de Ciudades, including repeated controls on a roughly 35-bus caravan from La Plata, an infantry and mounted advance before kickoff, and alleged use of pepper spray and rubber bullets as fans tried to board buses after the match.
- The leaked report has been handed to the AFA Tribunal de Disciplina for analysis and possible sanctions, and the case raises parallel questions about local policing, AFA politics, and the safety of traveling supporters that officials and investigators will need to address.