Chaotic scenes took place during a return match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile
The president of, revealed on Friday (22) that 104 fans of the country, who were detained in, were released by local authorities. The Chilean group was arrested due to the episode of strong violence in the match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile in Avellaneda for the South American Cup. “Minister Álvaro Elizalde informed me that the prosecutor has just decreed the release of the 104 detainees of the University of Chile who remained in police stations in Argentina,” said the president. “We will continue to work to eradicate the violence in the stadiums and, at the same time, defending the rights of our compatriots.”
On Thursday (21), one day after the game that ended with barbarism scenes, the Chilean President had sent to Argentina his interior minister to follow the situation of the detained and injured fans inside and outside the Libertadores de América Stadium. Boric had already spoken on the subject on social networks on Thursday by condemning the violence that eventually suspended and then canceling the departure of the round of 16. “What happened in Avellaneda between the Independiente and the University of Chile fans is wrong in many ways, from violence in the stands to the evident irresponsibility in the organization. Justice should determine those responsible,” said the Chilean President.
Wilding scenes
The chaotic scenes in Avellaneda in the match of the South American round of 16 began in the return of the break. The result gave the classification to the Chileans, who had already won 1-0 on the way. Universidad de Chile fans began to throw stones at the places. Visitors broke into a cleaning products deposit and even thrown a broom cables against the opposing fans.
Part of the local fans were able to access the visitors area and corruption dozens of Chileans. One of them even fell from the highest place in the stadium. Photos and videos of extreme violence have taken over social networks in recent hours, with scenes of aggression, blood and humiliation.
Before the most serious moments of violence, players tried to calm the situation, but were unsuccessful. With the stoppage, the athletes retreated to the locker room. According to the Argentine press, the police did not act.
Initially, the arbitration paralyzed the game. Shortly thereafter, Conmebol determined the cancellation of the match, which means that the dispute will not resume. And the decision on the result will be the disciplinary authorities of the Confederation. “Conmebol’s board of competitions and operations announced that, due to the lack of security guarantees of local club and local security authorities to ensure the continuity of the match between Independiente (ARG) and Universidad de Chile (Chi) by the round of 16 of the South American Conmebol of 2025, the match was canceled,” Conmebol said.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Nicolas Robert
