Video: Shocking moment a grenade is thrown onto the pitch, during a Newell’s Old Boys match | OneFootball

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·20 March 2022

Video: Shocking moment a grenade is thrown onto the pitch, during a Newell’s Old Boys match

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A grenade was thrown onto the pitch during a Newell’s Old Boys game.

The Argentine club were playing in the Clasico Rosarino derby against arch-rivals Rosario Central.


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Kick off was delayed, due to the grenade exploding, creating holes in the pitch. Pictures from Newell’s Old Boys English Twitter account.

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It’s extremely surprising the game was even able to go ahead, as grenades being thrown onto the pitch is a bit of a security scare. The relaxed nature of the tweet suggests it isn’t even a shocking event.

The groundsmen must have done an excellent job to repair the pitch in a short space of time.

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