The superclásicos between
Peñarol
and
Nacional
, it is known, tend to be very spicy and leave situations that are commented on for days not only in Uruguay, but also in the rest of the football world. This Friday was not Holy at all in the Campeón del Siglo stadium, because there were two players who fought before the ball began to roll in the match valid for the sixth date of the Apertura tournament.
The teams were barely at the moment of the protocol greeting, when the camera went to the local goalkeeper
Washington Aguerre
and the visiting forward
Ruben Bentancourt
, who stood face to face hurling insults of any kind.
WORLD RECORD IN URUGUAY? Aguerre and Bentancourt fought in the Superclásico BEFORE THE INITIAL GREETING!!
📺 #StarPlusLA pic.twitter.com/9R9qi2L90w
— SportsCenter (@SC_ESPN) March 29, 2024
There, teammates from both sides intervened to separate them, while referee Mathias De Armas also intervened to calm the waters. Or not so much, because after hearing his words, they both walked away continuing with the verbal attacks.
The reason for the tense face-to-face between Aguerre and Bentancourt is unknown at the moment, but it is unknown when the shot was fired: the Nacional striker stared at the goalkeeper as soon as they exchanged greetings, perhaps because he denied him the high five. common among the protagonists.