Colombian football president and his son arrested after Copa America final, pinned with battery charges
Colombian football president finds himself at the receiving end of battery charges after unfortunate chaos ahead of Copa America final.
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Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son have been pinned with battery and assault charges after being nabbed for breaking through the gates at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, an incident that happened moments ahead of the Copa America finale on Sunday.
Ramon Jesurun, who is 71 years old and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurun, who is 43 had to elapse a night behind the bars for inflicting serious assault on an official employee ahead of the Copa America grand finale.
It was totally unfair and again, we're humans. Anything could happen. But they started it first. It was ridiculous.Ramon Jamil Jesurun stated after being bailed on Monday
As per the reports of the police, the father and the son got involved in a physical scuffle with two security guards present at the stadium, trying to maintain law and order. The reports further stated that the assault was extended to a woman as well who tried to intervene and get things under control.
This credential for me, it says 'total access.' And the security guard, one of those who wanted to feel important, didn't recognize it. I insisted I could go in. And he pushed me.Ramon Jesurun echoed his son’s sentiments while clarifying what exactly happened
There was no end to the madness as hundreds of fans stormed through the southwest gate of the stadium to be a part of the match. In videos that has caught the attention of the netizens, fans were seen climbing the fences while others crawled through air vents.
A glance at the Copa America finale between Argentina versus Colombia
In what seemed like a pretty cagey affair at the Hard Rock Stadium, Argentina and Colombia were locked in the summit clash to determine the fate of the continental crown. The Argentines suffered a major blow in the form of Lionel Messi who injured his ankle and was seen the ground leaving in tears.
However, the world champions kept on fighting and was on a mission to defend their Copa America title. After what seemed like pretty ordinary regulation time of 90 minutes, it was eventually Lautaro Martinez who found himself at the receiving end of a brilliant pass from Giovani Lo Celso and eventually smashed it home to win Argentina their 16th Copa America title.
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