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One personification has been killed and dozens much injured astatine nan Alejandro Villanueva Stadium successful Lima, Peru, according to nan shot nine Alianza Lima.
Hundreds of fans were attending a “flag-waving event” connected Friday astir nan stadium, a time earlier a derby lucifer betwixt nan location squad Alianza Lima and section rivals Universitario de Deportes.
Officials are investigating nan origin of nan incident, which was not instantly clear. Initial reports suggested parts of nan stadium’s wall had collapsed, but Alianza Lima said location were not immoderate structural failures, arsenic did a occurrence official.
The nine offered condolences for nan casualties, which included 60 injured, according to media reports.
“We are afloat and transparently collaborating pinch nan competent authorities,” nan nine said successful a statement connected X, promising “total transparency” successful helping to analyse what happened.
The Peruvian wellness minister, Juan Carlos Velasco Guerrero, confirmed nan decease and said that 47 group had been hurt, pinch 3 group successful captious condition.
The occurrence chief, Marcos Pajuelo, told nan news transmission Canal N that based connected first assessments, nan building of nan stadium had not been affected. “There are nary collapsed walls aliases sections fallen into nan pit,” he said.
“There hasn’t been immoderate debris,” he added.
Earlier, nan interior ministry had said connected X that 40 firefighters responded to an emergency astatine nan stadium “involving group trapped successful a structure”.
The Peruvian master shot convention said Saturday’s lucifer would proceed arsenic planned. “We will proceed to activity intimately pinch nan clubs and authorities to beforehand safe environments some wrong and extracurricular nan stadiums,” it said successful a statement.
The convention besides highlighted its “commitment to nan information and wellbeing of all” astatine sporting events.
The Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, popularly known arsenic Matute, was built successful nan 1970s and is located successful nan Matute neighbourhood of nan La Victoria territory successful nan Peruvian capital. It has a capacity of much than 33,900 seats.
There has been constricted modernisation of nan stadium since then, and it has remained a “fairly basal ground”, according to The Stadium Guide. In 2010, nan woody benches were replaced by integrative seats, and Alianza was reportedly exploring ways to upgrade nan stadium, including expanding nan capacity to 40,000 spectators, arsenic good arsenic plans for a caller arena that could clasp 60,000.
