The Mexican Soccer Federation called for more efforts to fight violence in the wake of an incident that forced the suspension of the Santos-Morelia match last weekend.
"It is clear that the incident that occurred on Saturday at the stadium had nothing to do with internal matters or soccer," Mexican Soccer Federation secretary-general Decio de Maria said after a meeting Monday with representatives of all the professional divisions.
The security in place at First-Division stadiums, "although it can be improved, was very effective in controlling a situation that could have turned out much more disastrously," De Maria said.
Events that happen outside a stadium "cannot be nor should they be, nor can they ever be accepted to be, the responsibility of those who organize soccer (matches), the teams," De Maria said.
The match between Santos and Morelia was suspended due to gunfire outside Corona stadium in the city of Torreon, but no one was injured in the incident.
The two teams are expected to decide in the next few days when to resume the match, which was at 0-0 when play was halted, De Maria said.
The federation does not plan to take special measures for the upcoming friendlies to be held in Mexico, such as the Under 22 match between Mexico and Chile, because team officials have confidence that the authorities will provide adequate security, De Maria said.
Credit: Fox News Latino
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Mexican Soccer Federation calls for end to violence
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