Overview
- Rafael Di Zeo, the Boca Juniors barra leader, was intercepted outside Córdoba’s airport Thursday and officially notified he cannot enter the Mario Kempes stadium.
- Presidential Decree 180/2026 issued last week rejected his administrative appeal and keeps an indefinite attendance ban in force, leaving court action as his remaining route.
- Provincial and federal forces ran joint controls that checked buses and cars, identified 13 other barred fans at the Córdoba–Pilar toll, and seized 91 grams of marijuana and 20 grams of cocaine along with alcohol and sharp objects.
- Di Zeo flew alone from Buenos Aires, reportedly to avoid road checks, and police had him step out of a vehicle to sign an on-the-spot notice acknowledging the restriction.
- The ban is an administrative “right of admission” meant to block violent actors from stadiums under Tribuna Segura, and his probation through September 2027 complicates any quick bid for a judicial exemption according to reports.