The leader of La Doce was detained at Santiago airport | OneFootball

The leader of La Doce was detained at Santiago airport and sent back to Buenos Aires. Authorities deemed him persona non grata.

Mauro Martín was deported from Chile and will not be able to attend Boca’s debut against Universidad Católica in the Copa Libertadores. The leader of La Doce was detained at Santiago airport when he tried to enter the country.

According to what was pieced together, Martín was pulled aside at immigration control and taken to a room with security personnel. There, he was informed that he was considered persona non grata and that he could not enter, despite not having an active stadium entry ban in Argentina.

Chilean authorities argued that they had records linking him to incidents of football-related violence and decided to expel him. Hours later, he was put on a flight back to Buenos Aires. Martín considered filing an appeal, but his advisers recommended that he not proceed. In the end, he returned to the country on the first available flight.

The situation was not a surprise within the barra’s circle. Several members of La Doce’s main group had already decided not to travel because of the possibility of being detained. Rafael Di Zeo, who does have a stadium entry ban, did not try to enter Chile either.

For the upcoming matches, the situation could happen again. Brazil and Ecuador, the group’s other destinations, would apply similar restrictions to those listed in security records, which could affect the presence of barra leaders at away matches.

Paredes, Racing’s barra leader, detained by the Gendarmerie.

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