In 1958, media has begun to notice the existence of barras bravas after the riots during a match between Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate (at José Amalfitani Stadium), at which 18-year-old bystander Alberto Mario Linker was killed by police (he was accidentally hit in the head by a tear gas grenade thrown at point-blank range from a grenade launcher) when cops tried to disperse River Plate fans who were causing unrest in a terrace located behind one of the goals.
In 1958, media began to report on barras bravas after riots erupted during a match between Vélez Sarsfield and River Plate at José Amalfitani Stadium. The violence resulted in the death of Alberto Mario Linker, an 18-year-old spectator who was accidentally hit by a tear gas grenade thrown from a grenade launcher by police while trying to disperse River Plate fans causing unrest in a terrace behind one of the goals.