Boca and the AFA must pay a million-dollar ruling to a fan who sprained herself in La Bombonera

On Monday it was announced that the Civil Chamber sentenced Boca Juniors, the Argentine Football Association and the Super League to compensate a fan with more than two million pesos who suffered a severe ankle sprain due to an avalanche in one of the stands of La Bombonera during a match.

The chambermaids Gabriela Scolarici, Maximiliano Caia and Beatriz Verón ruled in favor of an amateur due to the injury she suffered on February 17, 2019when Boca Juniors and Lanús met at the Bombonera.

In that meeting, the xeneize won 2-1 with goals from Emmanuel More and Mauro Zaratewhile jose arena frame for the visitor.

The ruling against Boca and the AFA for the woman’s injury

Regarding the situation of Boca, the ruling maintains that “the required responsibility of the club basically results from the fact that had a tacit security obligation under his chargeeither because they received some benefit from the soccer match, or because WE CAN PREVENT THE DAMAGE”.

“This responsibility extends to both the Argentine Football Association and the Superliga Profesional del Fútbol Argentino Civil Associationgiven that the organizer of a sporting event assumes a security obligation towards the spectator”.

The ruling ordered economic compensation for the victim of one and a half million pesos for “supervening psychophysical incapacity”, 104 thousand pesos for “psychological treatment” and 500 thousand for “non-pecuniary damage”.

The story of the Boca fans who were hurt during the avalanche

The victim explained that “she was in the upper steps of the local popular tribune, third southern tray, being hit by an avalanche that is due to a play with danger of scoring, trading the injuries they claim for”.

From the story it appears that “was transported by first aid personnel on a stretcher to the club’s medical department where the data was taken and They provided him with an analgesic for the severe pain”.

“Then, was derived by ambulance to the guard of the Argerich Hospitalwhere they took an X-ray and he was diagnosed with a severe right ankle sprainThey immobilized her with a Walker boot for 15 days, they prescribed painkillers, anti-inflammatories, and prescribed kinesiological treatment,” the description adds.

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