Juan Sebastian Veron of Estudiantes de La Plata leaves the pitch after the team's Argentine first division soccer match against Tigre in Buenos Aires May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Seven Gimnasia players and five from Estudiantes have been banned from entering football grounds for two Argentine league championship matches after they were involved in a vicious brawl in a friendly.
The order comes from the government of the province of Buenos Aires, which has jurisdiction over Mar del Plata where the game took place and La Plata, the provincial capital where Estudiantes and Gimnasia are based.
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