Chilean fans invaded stadium in Santiago; Outside, 2 fans died after being hit by a police car
The match between Colo-Colo, from Chile, and Fortaleza, valid for the 2nd round of the Copa Libertadores, was for lack of security. The match would be held at the Monumental David Arellano stadium in Santiago on the night of Thursday (10.ab.2025). The duel was interrupted 25 minutes into the 2nd half, when fans of the Chilean team broke a part of the glass that separated the crowd from the lawn and invaded the playing field. It is not yet known what will be done in relation to the points in dispute in the match.
According to information from the Chilean press, there was tension among the fans since before the ball rolled. Still out of the stadium, a crowd tried to force the site to force, leaving several people injured. It was at this moment that, according to the Chilean prosecutor, a police tear gas car would have hit 2 fans who died. Police officials claim that a grid has fallen and hit the victims, who are an 18 -year -old woman and a 13 -year -old boy.
Francisco Mores, Chile’s police authority, explained to the newspaper The third that is still being investigated if a local police car has influenced the deaths.
“In this context, public order control staff tries to make several maneuvers with the goal, especially, to make these people not be able to enter [no estádio]. It begins a stampede that implies the fall of a grid and is being investigated if a police car has participated in this fall”He said, stating that the driver of the car is“as accusedAnd that was not decreed his arrest.
In a press interview, the sister of one of the victims, Barbara Pérez, said that the young woman had admission in hand and was not with the group trying to force the entrance. She said her sister was hit by the police car.
“I had entry into the hand. It’s not that she was forcing the entrance. My sister had her hands on her hands, just like her friends. And now it means that their fault that they were run over. The police officer who was driving the ranked car was no longer here and learned of my sister by the policeman who brought her to me”He said.
In the field, the invasion of Colo-Colo fans took place at 25 minutes of the 2nd half. As soon as they realized what happened, the players of Fortaleza ran to the locker room. The Ceará club reported that all athletes and members of the coaching staff were well and safe. Lion officials provided support to the fans present at the stadium.
Colo-Colo players tried to contain the entrance of the fans. The arbitration left the lawn and decided to cancel the match. The cancellation was confirmed by Conmebol (South American Football Confederation), which will still take action on the result.
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The Fortaleza CEO, Marcelo Paz, said on video In the official profile of the club in the X (former Twitter) that the two teams wanted the early end of the match. He explained that in Chile, the police cannot enter the stadiums and that those who make the games are privately hired.
“We are in a safe environment, players and coaching staff. Our crowd is a tense situation, because we don’t know what time they can leave. The police will not even be able to have our delegation or our fans”He said.
The Fortaleza CEO, Marcelo Paz, updates the scene of the match and the fans present at the Monumental Stadium David Arellano, Chile.
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Em In X, the Chilean team said deeply regret the death of the fans before the match and decided to cancel a celebration of fans that would be held this Friday (11.abr), in support of the classic against Universidad de Chile, which will be played on Sunday (13.ab).
Conmebol also a message lamenting the death of the fans. “We express our most sincere condolences to their families and dear beings. We are together at this difficult time”, Said the entity.
According to the Chilean press, during the confusion, Colo-Colo fans broke into a club’s gym, which is in the immediate vicinity of Monumental David Arellano stadium, and stole equipment used by the club’s base categories, including gaming shirts.
