US EditionChilean soccer team Colo Colo to challenge ban imposed after two teenage fans were killed
- Following a CONMEBOL ruling related to incidents on April 10 in Santiago, Colo Colo will host five matches without spectators and have their fans banned from attending the next five away games.
- The sanctions followed a crush that killed two teenage fans when supporters forced entry into the Estadio Monumental ahead of a Copa Libertadores match.
- The match between Colo Colo and Brazil's Fortaleza was abandoned after 70 minutes, with CONMEBOL awarding Fortaleza a 3-0 win and fining Colo Colo $80,000.
- Colo Colo president Edmundo Valladares described the penalty as hard and said, "We will present the best appeal possible" while hoping to overturn it partially.
- The sanctions leave Colo Colo last in their group and suggest significant sporting and economic impacts as they also face bans on away supporters.
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Chilean soccer team Colo Colo to challenge ban imposed after two teenage fans were killed
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean club Colo Colo said on Thursday it will appeal a ruling that it must play five home matches in continental competition without fans and that its supporters will be banned from the next five away…
Deadly incident in which teenagers were killed led to punishment for Chilean football giant
South American football's governing body CONMEBOL announced on Wednesday that it has imposed a penalty on Chilean top club Colo Colo for an incident that occurred during a Copa Libertadores group game in early April.
Soccer-CONMEBOL imposes closed-door matches on Colo Colo after deadly Copa Libertadores incident
ASUNCION (Reuters) -Chile's Colo Colo will have to play five home games behind closed doors and five away matches without visiting fans, CONMEBOL said on Wednesday, after two fans were killed earlier this month in a crush during a Copa Libertadores match. Read full story
Conmebol applies a hard hand to Colo Colo, but keeps it in the Copa Libertadores - La Tercera
The Conmebol gives Colo Colo a hard hand, but it allows the continuity of the albos in the Copa Libertadores.The governing body of the South American football determines the sanctions related to the serious incidents in the game in front of Fortaleza.The albos ended up losing the match to the Brazilians by 0-3.The duel left 25 minutes.In addition, it was determined that the Cacique will play without public its next five matches as locals in Conm…
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