US Edition125 Fans Arrested After Violent Clash at Copa Sudamericana Match
Violent clashes at Libertadores de América Stadium caused serious injuries and led to 97 arrests; CONMEBOL canceled the match citing inadequate security measures.
- On Wednesday, a Copa Sudamericana last-16 match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile was abandoned after violent clashes, and President Gabriel Boric condemned the violence, saying `Justice must determine those responsible`.
- At half-time the trouble began when visiting Universidad de Chile fans hurled projectiles onto home Independiente fans, escalating into fires and attacks with metal bars.
- Gates were opened in one section to let supporters escape the violence; Universidad de Chile reported 19 hospitalised supporters and close to 100 arrests, though local media suggested over 300.
- CONMEBOL said it would refer the case to its judicial and disciplinary bodies and later declared the match cancelled due to security concerns, while President Gabriel Boric instructed Chile's ambassador to Argentina to visit detained fans and hospitals.
- Officials blamed organisation failures and seating choices that placed more than 3,000 visiting fans above home supporters, while Independiente president Nestor Grindetti warned disciplinary measures could follow.
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BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Two fans jumped from the stands to escape the attack. Another collapsed after being hit in the head with a stick. Several others, naked and bloodied, begged the attackers for mercy.
The match back for the eighth South American Cup finals that took place last night between Independiente de Avellaneda and Universidad de Chile was suspended due to serious incidents between fans of both teams.
Around 2330 hours this Wednesday, Argentine police officers entered the Libertadores Stadium of America, in Buenos Aires, to assist two wounded fans of the University of Chile team who remained motionless. One of them, the most serious, was Gonzalo Alfaro, 33, whom two men from the Independiente de Avellaneda bar allegedly pushed from the edge of the platform out of the stands, one of them armed with a kind of iron.
DETROIT — Violence erupted at a soccer match on Wednesday night, August 20, in Argentina, during the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana, where a brawl broke out between fans of Independiente and Universidad de Chile. The second leg of the round of 16 between the […] The post Violence erupts at Copa Sudamericana match in Argentina between Independiente and Universidad de Chile appeared first on Latino Detroit.
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