The match between Racing and Vélez was finally suspended

This morning the world of Argentine soccer was shocked by the death of hernan Little stick Manrique, who suffered a cardiac arrest during the preview of the Reserve match between Velez Sarsfield and racing club.

Taking this situation into account in the last few hours, the authorities intend to define whether the scheduled match between the First Division professional teams will take place at 9:30 p.m., the time that had been set.

In the last minutes, the suspension of the match that was to be played at the Presidente Perón stadium in Avellaneda was granted.. But it is important to keep in mind that Racing has presented all its support and will abide by the decision that the managers of Fortín will have regarding his presentation in this day’s game.

In the event of an imminent postponement, this match would not take place this weekend.

Vélez already requested the suspension

Through social networks, the institution published a statement after what happened:

“First of all, the amateur soccer matches against Talleres de Córdoba that were scheduled to take place tomorrow are suspended. In addition, the children’s soccer activity scheduled for Sunday is also suspended. Likewise, the Women’s Soccer matches that were going to take place held tomorrow in Villa Olímpica are suspended.

Finally, the request has been made to the Professional Soccer League to postpone tonight’s game. We understand the importance of sports commitments and the passion that is experienced in each match, but in moments like these, solidarity and respect for our values ​​as an institution prevail.

We thank the Argentine Football Association and the Professional Football League for understanding this difficult time we are going through”, held the club.

The decision of the Professional League

After receiving the request from the Fortin, the postponement of this commitment will be extended taking into account what happened during the morning hours of Friday, May 19. “The #LPF, @afa and @Racing Club they sympathize with @velez Due to the death of Hernán Manrique, and given the shock that the decompensation of the death represented in the Villa Olímpica of the Liniers club, the match between the two is postponed, with a date to be defined.”He pointed out the organization of the tournament in his official Twitter account.

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