Argentina: in the middle of a match, a supporter grabs a camera and gives himself a close-up cameo

Suddenly the camera stopped following the action. On Thursday, the broadcast of a match in the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup was slightly disrupted by a spectator present at the La Quema stadium in San Isidro, in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

Facing the local club Acassuso, the Gimnasia La Plata players initiated a counterattack, but Tyc Sports viewers were unable to follow the progress of the situation. Pointed towards the ball, the camera suddenly shook. The ball carrier was about to go out of frame when the lens shook again.

A song close to the goal

An embarrassed cameraman? A technical problem? Not really. A hand then crosses the field and a laughing face appears. For two seconds, a spectator sang a few centimeters from the lens. Inaudible, but clearly visible. Proud of himself, the man nevertheless quickly disappeared.

The camera remained pointed towards the sky of Buenos Aires before the director of the part finally deigned to change the shot, although the sequence had lasted for more than 10 seconds. In the meantime, the Acassuso players had recovered the ball, but it was difficult to locate the rest of the action since the images broadcast were then provided by a camera located as close as possible to the action at the edge of the pitch.