Tunisian press reports revealed on Monday that strict penalties await the African team after assaulting a coach Taraji Athletes and security forces during the riots in the capital derby in the Tunisian league.
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I witnessed a derby match Tunisian League Between Esperance and Africain, yesterday, Sunday, events were described as an atmosphere of war, after violent clashes between security forces and the fans present at Radès Stadium.
According to the Tunisian newspaper Al-Shorouk, the Iraqi international referee in the derby recorded on the match sheet what happened to the assistant coach of Esperance and the throwing of fireworks and candles by the African fans.
The Tunisian newspaper added that it is expected that the Tunisian League League “Wicklo” will impose a penalty against him The African Club Fans banned for two matches and fined 7,500 dinars.
The Esperance team demanded that the assault on its assistant coach and the riots be recorded in the referee’s report for the match, which was stopped more than once.
The Tunisian derby was stopped twice due to crowd unrest and the ignition of fireworks on the field. The first time was the 61st minute and returned in the 71st minute, that is, 10 minutes later. The second time, the match was stopped at the 83rd minute and returned at the 86th minute.
Social media users circulated shocking videos of the clashes, prompting Esperance coach Miguel Cardoso to express his surprise and dissatisfaction despite his team’s 2-1 victory. Cardoso said in a press conference: “I cannot be happy with the victory after everything that happened in the match… and I do not think that “The officials of Esperance, the African Union, or the Tunisian Federation are satisfied with what happened in the match. What I saw today was something I did not see in the war.”
The Tunisian team, Esperance, is one step away from winning the Tunisian League title for the current season 2023-2024, for the 33rd time in its history.
Esperance achieved a precious victory over its African counterpart, with two goals to one, in the match that was held yesterday, Sunday, in the eighth round of the coronation stage in the Tunisian League, at the Hamadi Al-Aqrabi Olympic Stadium in Rades.