Two fans die in Chile before a Copa Libertadores match between Colo Colo and Fortaleza
- Two fans died before a Copa Libertadores match between Colo Colo and Fortaleza near Santiago’s Estadio.
- Authorities reported that the victims were trapped beneath a protective fence that was torn down by a group attempting to enter the stadium.
- One victim died at the scene, while the other died at a nearby medical clinic.
- CONMEBOL expressed deep regret over the deaths of the two fans before the match.
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Soccer-Chilean derby postponed after deadly Copa Libertadores stampede
SANTIAGO, Apr 11 (Reuters) -The Chilean derby between Universidad de Chile and Colo Colo that was due to take place on Sunday has been postponed after two young fans were killed on Thurday in a stampede at a Copa Libertadores match at the Monumental stadium on Thursday. Read full story


2 people die for stampede out of stadium in Chile, before Libertadores match
Two people died on Thursday before the start of the Copa Libertadores match between the local Colo Colo and Fortaleza de Brasil, in the vicinity of the Monumental Stadium of Santiago, confirmed a local prosecutor.
Death dyes the centenary albo
Once again it was an avalanche that provoked the tragedy. Groups of brave bars that pretend to enter the Monumental stadium in peat provoked the police action that resulted in two deaths in the anteroom of the lawsuit of Colo Colo and Fortaleza for the phase of groups of the Copa Libertadores. A cart launches gases would have attacked the victims causing death.
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