A detainee in a pitched battle between ultras of Valencia and Bara - La Provincia
One person has been arrested and a total of 60 ultras of the Barcelona Soccer Club have been identified for starring in a fight with radicals from Valencia CF at the gates of the stadium of Mestalla A few hours before the League match he will face both clubs. As indicated by sources of the National Police, the event occurred on Saturday around noon, when the ultras of Barcelona have congregated in the area of the Plaça de l'Afició and have engaged in a massive fight in the vicinity of the Mestalla field, where both teams meet this afternoon in the League match.
The incidents have started around noon, hours before the meeting begins, set for four in the afternoon in the Valencian enclosure.
Those involved in the incidents they have been hit with punches and sticks and, in addition, plastic cones have been launched, while flares have also been seen that have caused areas of smoke on Sweden Avenue, where the main access to the stadium is located.
Some of those involved in the fight have used the chairs and tables of the open bars in the area to throw them against those they faced.
Police officers have retained and identified several dozen people allegedly linked to the violent groups that have participated in the attacks.
