After the Superclásico incident, confetti banned in CABA | OneFootball

The Football Security Committee decided that confetti will no longer be allowed due to a fire that broke out at the Más Monumental.

After the welcome display put on by River in the Superclásico against Boca last Sunday at the Más Monumental Stadium, the Argentine football security authorities decided to ban the use of confetti when the teams come out onto the pitch.

This ban, issued by the Football Security Committee, applies only to the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, and the measure was adopted as a “preventive measure with immediate effect”. It was also approved by all parties at the meeting held on Wednesday morning.

The reason for this decision has to do with what happened before the River-Boca match, as one of the seats in the Upper Centenario Stand of the Más Monumental Stadium caught a small fire after one of the pieces of confetti ignited.

To inform the clubs of this decision, the Football Security Committee sent a letter stating that “even though the home club had previously approved contingency protocols and the appropriate resources for their implementation, an incident occurred that clearly demonstrates the potential ignition risk posed by these materials in contexts involving large crowds.”

Accordingly, for “strict reasons of spectator safety,” the Football Security Committee decided on “the prohibition of the use of shredded paper as a celebratory element in stands, seating areas, and all other sections intended for attending spectators, in all stadiums located in the City.”

In addition, the letter concluded by stating that “no authorizations will be granted henceforth for celebratory actions involving the use of the aforementioned elements,” meaning they may no longer be used in any stadium in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

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