A group of radicals from the Athletic Front carried out serious incidents in several bars in the Las Ventas neighborhood after previously causing several altercations in the bullring during the San Isidro Fair Youth bullfight.
The fans seriously attacked two waiters from the Casa García and El Ruedo premises
and in another bar they tried to steal the stuffed head of a bull.
Four of them ended up arrested and the Police are trying to locate others involved in the attacks.
The supporters of the Athletic Front went to the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas,
supposedly invited by the bullfighter Gonzalo Caballero,
a supporter of Atlético de Madrid, who recently was watching a game of the red and white team in the south end of the Metropolitano, and who on Saturday he fought in Las Ventas.
Before the bullfights, fans gathered to drink at the El Ruedo bar, located on Avenida de los Toreros.
"They said that Gonzalo Caballero had given them tickets and they were messing around all the time," says Pedro Tello, the owner of the premises.
During the bullfight, the fans
took out Spanish flags with the Atlético de Madrid shield,
sang and encouraged Gonzalo Caballero with shouts in favor of the rojiblanco team that annoyed many fans.
Several sources even indicate that some were expelled from the stands, an extreme that has not been confirmed by the bullfighting company.
Around 8:30 p.m., a group of eight or ten followers went to the Casa García bar, on Calle de Pedro Heredia, 30. They were drinking at the door of the premises and went inside to get a drink.
Around 9:30 p.m.
, a beggar passed by asking for alms, and one of the young men poured beer into her glass of coins
.
Several of the waiters caught their attention, as they were also shouting for Liverpool.
“When we asked them for respect, they started throwing glasses and litters at my brother.
They hit him in the face and he started bleeding
," said the employee's brother.
El Samur took him to the hospital with injuries with a reserved prognosis.
«He is in the hospital and the doctors
say that he may lose his sight
», adds this relative.
The workers notified the Municipal Police and the National Police, who arrested four of the alleged aggressors, 20, 22, 25 and 30 years old.
Other ultras went again at 11:30 p.m. to the El Ruedo bar, where they refused to serve them more alcohol before the fans entered the Plaza de Las Ventas to see the bulls.
“When my son closed the bar they came out from between the cars.
They
grabbed him by the neck, punched him and threw him to the ground
, "explained the owner.
His wife assured that she is afraid to report.
"They have threatened us with finishing the mess again," says the owner.
Later, in the César bar, in front of the Puerta Grande de Las Ventas, they caused altercations again.
One of the fans wanted to take away the stuffed head of a bull
.
"He picked her up. He was about to take her out on the street when they caught him," says one of the employees.
"
At 00:30 they fought with each other and took glasses from the bar and everything.
We had to close the gate. Luckily, the customers were in the lounges," said César, the owner of the premises.
"This has never happened here. They came to remove the Madrid scarf from a 13-year-old boy," he added.
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