Confrontation, which left more than 100 people detained and 19 wounds, took place last Wednesday, during the return game of the round of 16 of the continental competition
He announced that he will expel “immediately” the partners involved in the fierce fight during last week’s game in Avellaneda, south of, who left more than 100 people arrested and 19 wounds, two of them in serious condition. The Argentine club reported that “25 of the delinquents” who allegedly participated in the violent confrontations at the Libertadores de América Stadium have already been identified by the authorities that “advance in operations to arrest those responsible.”
“Independiente will collaborate on everything necessary for each one to receive the proper punishment,” the club said in a statement. “In addition, they will be expelled from the membership immediately and we will request the application of the right of lifetime admission, so that they never step to a soccer field again,” he added.
Independiente fans and the Universidad de Chile have clashed using knives, dick pieces and moral bombs within the stadium, in one of the worst episodes of violence in recent years in Latin American football. The confrontation took place last Wednesday (20), during the return game of the round of 16 of the South American. The match has been canceled and Conmebol evaluates any sanctions for both clubs, which can even be disqualified from the tournament.
Two days after the incident, Argentine authorities released 104 Chilean fans who had been arrested after the fights. Two people were still hospitalized. The stadium security scheme was the responsibility of Independiente, according to Conmebol, and has been questioned by several voices, such as that of the president of, who denounced an “unacceptable lynching of Chileans.”
*With information from AFP
Posted by Nicolas Robert
