Aguada was sanctioned again with a point reduction and loss of home rights for incidents involving his fans. This time the Penalties Court of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation removed him four points and the court closed six dates due to the violent episode generated on Friday, May 21, on the Biguá stage.
That night, behind closed doors, Aguada was playing the third and final game of the play-in series of the Uruguayan Basketball League 2021 against Capitol. Against all odds he lost and was eliminated with no chance to fight for the three-time championship.
When the players greeted each other correctly, from the outside, A group of Aguada fans broke a ventilation cover on the outskirts of the club, placed pyrotechnics and threw it into the field. Miraculously, there was no one left in the bank that Capitol had occupied because the event could have fatal consequences.
Pyrotechnics to the field of Biguá, new punishment
The bombs caused superficial burns to the coordinator of the School of Referees and technical commissioner, Héctor Uslenghi, who was immediately treated by the mobile emergency. The shots broke his pants, caused bleeding and burns in his groin, very close to the genital area.
Applying the regulations that establish the objective responsibility of the clubs, the Court decided to sanction Aguada.
The sanction will be executed when the Uruguayan League starts 2021-2022, probably in October.
Is It is the third time in four years that the water carrier has suffered a loss of points.
In October 2017, Aguada received a two points for violation of security protocol by his fans during the classic against Goes. Some partials deviated from the route agreed and marked by the Police and that generated a sanction for the club.
The red-green had the court closed for eight dates and the fans spent 438 days without being able to see the team on their court.
Pablo Benitez
In 2019 against Sayago, suspension and sanction
To the water carrier They took four points and closed the court six dates. That failure complicated the team then led by Miguel Volcan. It prevented him from qualifying for the Liguilla and sent him to play the Reclassification from where he qualified for the playoffs with number 7.
It means that In the last four years, Aguada suffered a 10-point reduction and had a 20-date local closure due to this series of incidents.
Before these events outlined, Aguada had suffered a closure of his court for three dates but without taking away points, after a fan threw a Brazilian bomb on the court of the Peñarol Palace in the final seconds of a classic that they lost with Goes in 2015.