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Celebration in Argentina ends in a lot of confusion

The crowd of around 5 million people to follow the Argentine national team's parade through the streets of Buenos Aires, on Tuesday (20), showed signs from the beginning of the day that it would not end well. Without being able to see the world champions up close in the Obelisk region, fans invaded the monument. Police took action to remove the Argentines from the scene and there was confusion. At least 14 people were detained, 21 members of the security forces were injured and another 64 fans had to be taken to hospitals.

According to the Argentine newspaper La Nación, the atmosphere around the Obelisk was already pacified at the end of Tuesday night (20). Cleaning services began to be carried out on site. The damage caused by the party has not yet been accounted for, but images show destruction of bus stops and some commercial establishments.

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Security forces also reported the occurrence of robberies, thefts and looting in the central region of Buenos Aires. There are reports of people who got lost in the crowd and had to be welcomed by the Urban Monitoring Center in the Argentine capital. Police responded to around 795 calls for medical assistance and searching for information on missing people

Among the 14 people detained by the police, four of them were inside the Obelisk. One of them even hung from the top of the monument. Security forces had to act to remove the invaders from the site. It was at this moment that the confusion began. Stones and bottles were thrown at the police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.

A argentine national team planned to travel from the Argentine Football Association (AFA) Training Center, in the Ezeiza region, close to the airport, towards the central region of Buenos Aires, parading in an open car to greet the fans with the trophy. World cup.

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The delegation was expected to arrive at 12:30 pm at Praça da República. However, the concentration of people was so great that the bus carrying Lionel Messi and company had to change route. The players were taken by helicopter back to the Training Center. Messi and Di María, for example, promptly moved to Rosario, their hometown.

(To Estadão Content)

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