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Watching footy in Argentina is utterly bonkers.
In 2008 I went to one River Plate game (3:3 vs Huracán I think) and one of the end of season playoff games (Boca vs Tigre at Racing Club's ground because there were 3 teams in the end of season playoffs, Boca lost but won the playoff mini-league).
It's properly bonkers. Mounted police controlling crowds by firing shotguns in the air. Fans with no tickets rushing the gates. Grounds have internal moats with 20' drops and the fire brigade use hoses to knock down anyone who tries to scale the fences (about one person per minute tries this despite a 0% success rate).
Oh yes, and a 1 mile 'no alcohol' zone around the ground for the entire day of the match.
Greenbank
River Plate fans attacking the Boca bus on the way to the stadium. Ridiculous. Who do they think they are, Scousers?