Alert for possible presence of barra brava of Boca Juniors in the match against Cali, they would have circumvented the security check

The group stage of the Copa Libertadores will begin with a key match for one of the Colombian teams that is present at the competition, Deportivo Cali, who will face the six-time tournament champion, Boca Juniors of Argentina, at home. A match that promises great emotions and that will surely steal the eyes of many fans. However, a situation outside of sports has the authorities on alert.

It was learned that Rafael Di Zeo, one of the emblematic leaders of the '12′ the Boca Juniors bar, managed to overcome immigration controls in Panama and arrived in the capital of Valle del Cauca to be able to encourage the Argentine team in their debut in the Copa Libertadores against the current champion of Colombia. It is important to note that Di Zeo has not been allowed to enter any stadium in Argentina for more than six years.

It was also known that Mauro Martin, another of the leaders of the bar, did not have the same luck and failed to overcome the security filters, however, some of his followers are already in Colombia to accompany Xeneize against Deportivo Cali and who counts as captain Teófilo Gutiérrez, remembered in Argentina for his time in River Plate and some “encounters” with this bar in the superclassics.

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Although Colombia has not put any kind of impediment to Argentine fans entering the country, the last time the Boca Juniors bar was present in Colombia it had a problem. In 2019 Deportes Tolima faced Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores de América, a part of the '12′ traveled to the country and tried to enter Bogotá, but authorities had been notified that the leader of the bar had some background with the Argentine justice system for violence in football.

Given this situation, the bar that will accompany Boca Juniors to Palmaseca, made the decision to avoid the Colombian capital, to enter through Panama and later go directly to the capital of Valle del Cauca. Another factor to keep in mind is that since 2020 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the international trips around football were canceled, so this is the first trip of the Boca bar post-pandemic.

On the other hand, in the match to be held at 7:30pm (Colombian time), coach Sebastian Battaglia called Colombians Frank Fabra and Jorman Campuzano, as player Sebastián Villa has a six-date penalty due to what happened at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, when they faced some Atlético Mineiro players.

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Deportivo Cali, for its part, is not going through its best sporting moment, in this 2022 it has not managed to be as strong as last year, when it won the title, now after 14 games played, it has only been able to win three times, tied three times and lost eight times. Of the last five games he has played, he has won one, tied two and lost another two. A situation that puts team managers on alert who hope to be able to consolidate an improvement in the international competition.

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