Boca fans sent me death threats: River president
MADRID: River Plate president Rodolfo D’onofrio claims he has received death threats from hundreds of Boca Juniors fans.
River and Boca will play the second leg of their Libertadores Cup final at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday after it was postponed last month following an attack by River fans on the Boca team bus. Although exposed to intense scrutiny from fans of his own club, D’onofrio said he has already received death threats from fans of their biggest rivals. “You need to have adequate security,” D’onofrio told El Pais on Friday.
“If I go out in the street and say I don’t want to attend games at our stadium anymore, the River ultras will send death threats to me, my daughter, my wife and all my family. It’s happening to me now. I have 200 or 250 Boca fans who say they’re going to kill me.”
LEICESTER COPTER’S CONTROLS FAILED
LONDON: British air accident investigators looking into the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha said on Thursday that the failure of the tail rotor mechanism had caused the pilot to lose control.
In a ‘special bulletin, investigators said on Thursday that the cockpit pedals had become disconnected from the tail rotor.
NEROCA BEAT ARROWS
IMPHAL: Last season’s runners-up NEROCA FC climbed to second in the I-league points table with a 3-0 victory over Indian Arrows here on Friday. Japanese winger Katsumi Yusa, Nigerian striker Felix Chidi and midfielder Malemnganba Meitei scored for the winners. East Bengal will host Gokulam Kerala in the I-league on Saturday.
RARE WIN FOR PUNE CITY
KOCHI: Kerala Blasters’ dry run at home in the Indian Super League continued as they suffered a 0-1 defeat to FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday. The only goal of the match came in the 20th minute from Marcelinho as Pune City registered only their second win of the campaign.
REAL REACH LAST 16 MADRID: Marco Asensio and Isco were the big winners in a match that had little at stake for Real Madrid. The pair scored two goals each in a 6-1 rout of third division Melilla in the Copa del Rey on Thursday.
Javi Sanchez and Vinicius Junior also netted as the European champion advanced to the last-16 stage 10-1 on aggregate after having won the first leg 4-0 .
In another game, Eibar became the first top-tier club to go out after a 4-2 aggregate loss at the hands of second division side Sporting Gijon. The draw for the last 16 will be on December 13.