The last-16 clash of the regional competition between Argentine giants Independiente and Universidad de Chile ended in chaos on Wednesday in Buenos Aires after violent clashes erupted among fans. Ten people were injured, and police confirmed that 90 arrests were made in connection with the incident.
Chaos Breaks Out at Libertadores Stadium
The violence unfolded during halftime of the second leg at the Libertadores Stadium. Fans began throwing objects, including a stun grenade, onto the field, forcing officials to first pause the game and later abandon it entirely just minutes into the second half.
One Chilean supporter, trying to escape attacks from rival fans, was seen jumping from the stands in desperation. According to an AFP reporter present at the stadium, groups of home fans also stormed outside, assaulting visiting supporters and even stripping some of their clothes.
“𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓,” 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
Independiente vs Universidad de Chile violence
Independiente officials confirmed that ten people were injured in the clashes. At the time of abandonment, the score was 1-1 after 48 minutes, though Universidad de Chile held the advantage following their 1-0 first-leg victory at home.
Both clubs issued statements strongly condemning the violence, expressing disappointment that fan behavior overshadowed the match. Players from both sides reportedly attempted to calm their supporters during the unrest but were unsuccessful.
“𝑾𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝑭𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅,” 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
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