Got up late, threw on some clothes and cruised down to La Boca with Luis to get tix for todays futbol match against arch rivals San Lorenzo. We found two entradas for $35AR each on the street, bought some Boca fanwear - gifts for friends back home - and sat down at the street parilla on Almirante Brown, the one set against the open fields in front of the stadium just down from the Casa Amarilla and macked downn on vacio (tri tip) sandwhiches. DAMN they were good!
This was my third Boca Jrs. match and I finally made it to the bara brava or La 12 or La Hinchada de La Boca, the hard-core Boca Jrs. fan base inside La Bombonera. Despite the riot cops scatterd everywhere, it was pretty tranquilo. I only saw one guy get robbed, no beatings, a few people nearly trampled when everyone is forced to jump, got pushed by the same riot cops with the batons on the way out, pero mas o menos todo bien.
Unfortunately, Boca got slaughtered 3-0 and it was painful to watch. Afterwards, we saw a gringo walking with a couple of friends amidst the throngs of people escaping La Boca get jacked by three dudes passing in the opposite direction. One guy grabed him around the neck and pulled him to the ground while the other two tried to strip his pockets of thier contents as his friends stood by watching, stuned. Just as I was about to run over to help, he struggled free, got up and they just looked around and walked away, with nothing.
We hit El Rincon Salteño for a couple of beers, a chori, grilled provoleta and some excellent french fries. Que dia!
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