Overview

• A River Plate fan was detained near Monumental Stadium for carrying a pig’s head painted in Boca Juniors colors, mounted on a pipe with a lit flare.
• The individual was charged under the Buenos Aires Contraventional Code for inciting disorder, provoking rival fans, and possessing pyrotechnics.
• Security cameras and the Mass Events Prevention Unit tracked and isolated the fan before police intervened and confiscated the contraband.
• Earlier in the day, police stopped three buses of River fans at a checkpoint, seizing knives, pyrotechnics, drugs, and alcohol during inspections.
• Authorities have intensified security measures around the Superclásico, leveraging surveillance and legal tools to address the rivalry’s volatile atmosphere.