2024-04-04 05:47:27
The popular one on Rondeau Street showed last night in La Ciudadela a strange void in the middle of the tribune, in the space usually occupied by the San Martín bar. In the rest of the field everyone asked the same question: “What happened?” The answers, which seem simple, remain a mystery today because “nobody knows anything.”
While the majority of the public preferred to focus on the match that the “saint” had ahead against Chaco For Ever, the absence of the flags, the percussion and those in charge of directing the baton did not go unnoticed, although it was not the first time .
Many will remember that on August 20, 2018, San Martín returned to First Division football after nine years. That Monday afternoon, where everything should have been a party, the bar was absent from the stands. Due to the effervescence of the debut against Unión, that void in the popular Rondeau was less noticeable.
On that occasion, the bar was in conflict with the leadership, which was led by Roberto Sagra, basically due to the distribution of tickets, the main source of economic income for the different factions. Two weeks later, without anyone commenting on the matter, the violent people returned to the stands and everything returned to “normal.”
Although some of the bar leaders were on the court, the bass drums, trumpets and straps stood out last night, although this time, by their absence.
In the midst of the rarefied climate, before the end of the first half, there was an unusual and large deployment of Infantry personnel on the playing field. They were mainly positioned on the stands on Rondeau Street and Pellegrini Street. This detail cannot be overlooked since, preventively, the security operation tried to ensure that nothing that happened in the popular could interfere within the playing field. This made it clear that something was known in advance.
The truth is that La Ciudadela looked different and that, in a disorganized manner, the rest of the fans took charge of cheering and celebrating San Martín’s victory over Chaco For Ever, which returned them to the top of zone A of the First National.