Miami, July 16: The Miami-Dade Police Department said it made 27 arrests and 55 ejections following a host of crowd control issues Sunday at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, including fans breaching security gates at the entrance of Hard Rock Stadium. The son of Ramón Jesurún, the head of soccer's governing body in Colombia, was arrested after being accused of fighting multiple security guards amid the spectacle. Arrest records showed Monday that Ramon Jamil Jesurun was booked on three counts of battery on an official Sunday. Colombia Football President Ramon Jesurun And His Son Taken in Police Custody After Copa America 2024 Final, Face Three Different Charges Including Hitting Police Officers (Watch Video).

“We are working with the event organisers to conduct a comprehensive review of all safety and security protocols, as we continue to prepare for the World Cup in 2026," Chief Public Safety Officer James Reyes said.

It was a chaotic scene just hours before the scheduled 8 pm start of the championship match between the two South American countries: Fans forced their way in and jumped over security railings and ran past police officers and stadium attendants, some appearing hysterical as they searched for the people they arrived with.

There appeared to be significant damage to the venue as a result. Video and images posted to social media showed the shattered side railings of an escalator inside the stadium, with shoes, soda cans, reading glasses and articles of clothing left behind. Lionel Messi Gives Update on His Ankle Injury as He Reflects on Copa America 2024 Triumph in His Recent IG Post, Says ‘I Am doing Well, Thank God’.

Security railings at a checkpoint in the southwest entrance to the stadium were bent over as thousands of people, including crying children, pushed against them. The department said over 800 law enforcement officers were at the event.

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