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Police Probe Bahía Blanca Amateur Match Brawl That Injured 20-Year-Old Referee

Authorities are reviewing viral footage to establish responsibility.

Overview

  • The Copa Potrero elimination match between Cooperativa Libertad and La Banda del Moy in Bahía Blanca devolved into a field-wide fight that drew a 911 call and a Comisaría Primera response.
  • Referee Victoria Cruz, 20, was knocked to the ground and injured, and player Rodrigo Ortega, 24, sustained groin and left‑leg injuries and was transported by ambulance to Hospital Penna.
  • Police have reported no arrests or formal identifications so far as investigators analyze widely shared videos and images from the scene.
  • Cruz has begun psychological treatment and, according to a local arbitration school director, underwent a head CT and is emotionally distressed.
  • La Banda del Moy issued a public apology and pledged internal measures, and an unverified allegation about the team’s prior expulsions from amateur leagues is being noted in the inquiry.