Four men killed in a fight between fans of the rival Honduran soccer teams Motagua and Olimpia have been buried in the capital.
Grieving relatives of victim Baquedano Méndez said the fight wasn't worth it. Méndez was a fan of the Motagua team, killed in the Saturday evening brawl.
But die-hard fans known as the Revolucionarios de Motagua, or "Revo," also attended his funeral in the Villa Nueva neighborhood on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa.
Reina Mendez, mother of Velis Baquedano, sits next to her son's coffin during his wake inside her home in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Baquedano died amid a fight between fans of the rival Honduran soccer teams Motagua and Olimpia late Saturday. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)
Wearing the Motagua team's dark blue shirts, his fellow fans drank and smoked marijuana outside the funeral.
They sang "When I die, paint my coffin dark blue, like my heart."
Fans of Motagua and Olimpia have engaged in deadly clashes in the past.
Reina Mendez embraces the coffin that contains the remains of her son Velis Baquedano as family and friends prepare to bury him in a cemetery in the Villa Vieja neighborhood on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Baquedano died amid a fight between fans of the rival Honduran soccer teams Motagua and Olimpia late Saturday. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)
Supporters of the Motagua soccer club carry the coffin that contain the remains of Velis Baquedano as family and friends prepare to bury him in a cemetery in the Villa Vieja neighborhood on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Baquedano died amid a fight between fans of the rival Honduran soccer teams Motagua and Olimpia late Saturday. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)
Family, friends and supporters of the Motagua soccer club gather around the coffin that contain the remains of Velis Baquedano, draped with soccer jerseys and flowers, as they prepare to bury him in a cemetery in the Villa Vieja neighborhood on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Baquedano died amid a fight between fans of the rival Honduran soccer teams Motagua and Olimpia late Saturday. (AP PhotoElmer Martinez)