Onerous Rock Stadium suffered ‘important harm’ throughout Copa America chaos, Miami Dolphins declare after 27 arrests at group’s house area

The Miami Dolphins have found ‘important harm’ to Onerous Rock Stadium after Sunday’s Copa America last descended into utter chaos forward of Argentina’s 1-0 win over Colombia.

As reported by the Miami Herald, areas of the NFL stadium had been vandalized, nevertheless it stays unclear if there are any structural points with the ability. The Dolphins, who personal Onerous Rock Stadium, are persevering with to evaluate the scenario. The constructing is scheduled to host World Cup matches in 2026, to not point out an upcoming Dolphins coaching camp follow in addition to NFL and College of Miami video games within the upcoming 2024 season.

It was a chaotic scene simply hours earlier than the scheduled 8pm begin of the championship match between the 2 South American nations: Followers compelled their approach in and jumped over safety railings and ran previous law enforcement officials and stadium attendants, some showing hysterical as they looked for the individuals they arrived with.

There seemed to be important harm to the venue in consequence. Video and pictures posted to social media confirmed the shattered facet railings of an escalator contained in the stadium, with sneakers, soda cans, studying glasses and articles of clothes left behind. Safety railings at a checkpoint within the southwest entrance to the stadium had been bent over as hundreds of individuals, together with crying kids, pushed towards them.

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Chief Public Security Officer James Reyes have since expressed their dismay.

‘We’re outraged by the unprecedented occasions at tonight’s Copa America finals,’ the assertion learn. ‘The Copa America last is organized by CONMEBOL and Miami-Dade Police Division offers safety assist together with different legislation enforcement companies. Tonight, MDPD assigned 550 officers to the stadium, together with our Precedence Response Group.

‘As well as, MDPD introduced in additional personnel from extra jurisdictions to assist everybody’s security and wellbeing.’

In the meantime CONMEBOL, the South American soccer governing physique accused of mismanaging the 2024 Copa America, is pointing the finger at stadium officers in Miami after 27 individuals had been arrested and one other 55 had been ejected in a wildly chaotic scene at Sunday’s match finale.

‘CONMEBOL was topic to the selections made by the Onerous Rock Stadium authorities, in keeping with the contractual tasks established for safety operations,’ the group mentioned in an announcement on Monday after Argentina’s 1-0 win over Colombia a day earlier.

‘Along with the preparations decided on this contract, CONMEBOL advisable to those authorities the procedures confirmed in occasions of this magnitude, which had been NOT taken under consideration.

‘We remorse that the acts of violence attributable to malicious people have tarnished a last that was able to be an incredible sports activities celebration,’ the assertion concluded.

Dolphins spokespeople didn’t reply to DailyMail.com’s request for remark.

Miami-Dade County in Florida will assessment safety protocol for the 2026 World Cup after greater than two dozen followers had been arrested at Sunday’s Copa America last, capping a match rife with discord.