Millionaires president says he’s not worried about dropping points against Tolima: ‘Football must be respected’

Enrique Camargo, President of CF Millionairesspoke about the assault he suffered Daniel Catano In the stadium Manuel Murillo Toro of the town of Ibagué, when a fan of Sports Tolima invaded the playing field and kicked and pushed him from behind. the leader Ambassador explained why they made the decision not to play the game and what will come next in the points dispute.

In the program Win Sports First TouchCamacho assured that the decision of the captains with Alberto Gamero He also sought to set a precedent for not accepting violence in football. Moreover, he ensured that the environment before the meeting it was quite rowdy.

“The team decided that the security conditions were not present and for this reason the team decided that the match was not going to be played. Violence in football, we cannot accept it nor live with. You have to be severe in informing that the Millionaires consider sport as a passion, but zero aggressiveness. The atmosphere was very warm.”

When asked what would happen in the game, Enrique Camacho He said he wasn’t worried about what would happen with the three points and considered it a secondary thing. The president insisted on his message on the importance of eradicating violence in football and assured that he would respect the decision taken by the Dimayor Disciplinary Committee in its next resolution of Wednesday 15 February.

“You have to give an exemplary action and with conditions you have to give the shows. Passion for football is appreciated, but not abused or attacked. It is a serious position of an immutable millionaire and that is why it loses the 3 points, it is secondary. Football must be respected. The Disciplinary Commission will evaluate and analyze the television images. I will respect what is happening and we are moving way beyond institutionalization and we need to make the public understand that violence needs to be eradicated.”

As for Daniel Catanoone of the protagonists of the embarrassing incident, Camacho assured that he is in optimal health conditions and has surrounded himself with his colleagues to make the ugly moment more bearable, “Daniel is doing very well, he is surrounded by his companions. He filed lawsuits. He is calm and confident with the support of the team.

Finally, in dialogue with 6 am today by Caracol RadioEnrique Camacho referred to the statements of his colleague, the president of Sports Tolima, Cesar Camargo. The leader of the Pijaos He assured in interviews after what happened that the withdrawal of Millionaires is a boycott of the sport and that the football show cannot be stopped because of the violent:

“I do not share them, in the tunnel I had the opportunity to speak to him and he insisted on the fact that we were boycotting him, it was not because it was a refusal of violence. millionaires will never allow aggression in football”.

The unfortunate attack on a fan of the Sports Tolimaidentified as Alejandro Montenegro, to Daniel Catano on the stadium lawn Manuel Murillo Toro This was not the only hostile act against Millonarios during his recent visit to Ibagué. when the team Ambassador He was heading towards the exit of the capital Tolima, the bus was attacked with stones, despite the police escort. They broke the windows and attacked the central defender John Paul Vargas.

These are the same players from inside the bus who documented the attacks received. substitute goalkeeper Juanito Moreno, made a live from his personal Instagram account where he regretted what happened in the stadium of the city of Ibagué and showed the broken window of the bus after the stone attacks. The player assured that they were all fine, including the Costa Rican who was hit by the will foot.