What should be a football night for the South American Cup eventually turned into a panic scenario at the Libertadores de América Stadium in Avellaneda, Argentina. The departure between INDEPENDENT-ARG E UNIVERSITY OF CHILEvalid for the round of 16, was marked by serious incidents in the stands, which resulted in the suspension of the game on Wednesday (08/20). The match was tied 1-1.
In the first game in Chile, Universidad de Chile won 1-0. However, with the suspension of the game, the place in the quarterfinals is open. Conmebol will decide in the coming days who is guilty in the incident to declare the classified team.
Those who pass by the quarterfinals face Alianza Lima from Peru.
Independiente x Universidad de Chile: How was the start of confusion
The situation came out of control in the first half, when the match was tied 1-1. Visitors opened the scoring on 11 minutes, but the home team left everything like 27, thereafter, universidad de chile fans, located at the top of the pavoni stands, began to launch stones, concrete pieces, chairs and even objects taken from the bathrooms against them fans of Independiente who were in the lower sector. The environment quickly became chaotic, forcing many home fans to leave their places in search of protection.
One of the most serious injuries was a young man hit in the head by a piece of masonry, suffering a deep cut on the scalp. Another fan, approximately 50, was in shock when hit by rubble. There is also a report that a fan has fallen from the stands.
Whole families had to abandon the stadium in a hurry, transforming what was a football night into a real scenario of terror.
Chilean midfielder Felipe Loyola of Independiente was seen in the field in search of information about his family, who went to the game.
(ATTENTION – Videos with strong images below)
So everything started!
With rumble pumps and seats; Thus they cowardly attacked the bars of U. of Chile 🇨🇱 to the genuine public of #Independent.#Copassangana. pic.twitter.com/mEuWztUDfU
– Argentine football ⭐⭐⭐ (@soccerarg_2020) August 21, 2025
Failed attempts
During the break, security asked the visiting crowd to withdraw from the stands to prevent the confrontation from intensifying. Still, the incidents continued. When the teams returned to the lawn, the captains of both teams asked for calm, but the mood in the stands did not improve.
Uruguayan referee Gustavo Tejera authorized the restart of the game, but the ball rolled for only four minutes in the second half.
The sequence of attacks and the confrontation between Independiente police and fans, who tried to move towards visitors, forced the definitive stoppage of the match.
International embarrassment!
When they finished evicting the U. of Chile 🇨🇱 tribune, the barrabravas of #Independent They enter the popular visitor to hit and assault the few Chilean fans who took to leave.#Copassangana.pic.twitter.com/8xixeGxFLj
– Argentine football ⭐⭐⭐ (@soccerarg_2020) August 21, 2025
Sensitive images that give sadness!
The barrabrava of #Independent He entered the visiting gallery and cowardly attacked the few Chilean fans who took to evict the popular. There are fainted and stabbed.#Copassangana. pic.twitter.com/q3VFMtZLyt
– Argentine football ⭐⭐⭐ (@soccerarg_2020) August 21, 2025
INDEPENDENT X UNIVERSITY OF CHILE: EM EM WAR CLIMATE
With the escalation of violence, the feeling was of absolute anarchy. Independiente fans began to mobilize in mass, while police were struggling to contain the confusion in the stadium exits and on the accesses of Bochini Street. The images showed desperate people, running through the smoke and a rain of projectiles.
The stadium’s sound system even ordered the Chilean fans to leave the sector immediately, but in practice, the players and the arbitration team first came out.
The match, which should decide the classification for the quarterfinals of the competition, ended without final whistle.
Injured and uncertainties
Until the closure of this report, there was no official information about the number of injured, but witnesses reported several fans with cuts and bruises. The climate of tension and the lack of control of the situation raised questions about the failures in security and game planning.
What was supposed to be a party night in Avellaneda ended in scenes of violence, with football being in the background in the face of dread and uncertainty.
Follow everything outside!
Thus the Chilean fans evicted the Libertadores de América; While inside, the barrabrava of #Independent Enter to the gallery where the supporters of U. of Chile were 🇨🇱.#Copassangana. pic.twitter.com/BlXcp2lJiW
– Argentine football ⭐⭐⭐ (@soccerarg_2020) August 21, 2025
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