The Indonesian National Team Ladeni Argentina Was Escorted By 5,596 Joint Personnel, Here Are The Details

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko. (Photo via ANTARA/Ilham Kausar)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will face Argentina on FIFA Matchday on Monday, June 19. Strict security is carried out by the police.

Polda Metro Jaya deployed 5,596 joint personnel to secure a match that attracted tens of thousands of spectators at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Senayan, Central Jakarta, "We have prepared 5,596 personnel to secure the Indonesian national team match against Argentina," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko when contacted in Jakarta, Saturday. Trunoyudo explained that the personnel involved were from Polda Metro Jaya, Central Jakarta Metro Police, TNI, to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. "There will be around 672 personnel from the Jakarta Metro Jaya Police and Polres. Previously, a group of Argentine national teams who will face the Indonesian national team at the FIFA match day at Gelora Bung Karno Jakarta arrived at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten on Friday, June 16.

They arrived through the VVIP arrival gate at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten at 21.10 WIB using flight number GIA-891.

The arrival of the La Albiceleste group was greeted with a super tight escort by the local TNI/Polri apparatus. Fans from Indonesia who were present at the pick-up location could not see directly the players who strengthened Argentina at the 2022 World Cup. From the information gathered, after all the players and officials gathered, the Argentine national team was immediately brought by the organizing committee into two units of bus vehicles to the hotel in Jakarta. The guard and escort convoy of the bus group was also tightened by the police during the trip to Jakarta. It is estimated that Argentina will remain strengthened by a number of players who appeared against Australia on Thursday, June 15. Apart from Martinez and De Paul, other players who were seen flying to Indonesia were Giovani Lo Celso, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Marcos Acuna, Geronimo Rulli, German Pezzella, Enzo Fernandez, Alejando Garnacho, and Leandro Paredes.