The Malta Independent 5 June 2026, Friday
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Watch: Argentine football fan dies after being pushed off stadium stand

Monday, 17 April 2017, 14:49 Last update: about 10 years ago

An Argentine football fan died after he was pushed off a stand in a stadium during the match between Belgrano and Talleres, valid for the Premier League, yesterday.

International media report that the man, Emanuel Balbo, aged 22, had identified the person who had run over his brother by car and the latter, to defend himself, indicated that Balbo supported the rival side.

Balbo was then beaten and pushed over the stand by a group of Belgrano supporters, falling 10 metres to his death.

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The police have identified four persons involved in the incident and two of them have been arrested, international media report.

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