Conmebol (South American Football Confederation) announced on Thursday (4) a firm punishment for Independiente, from Argentina, whose fans were involved in a fight with fans at the Universidad de Chile, Chile, on the 20th, in Avellaneda, in a valid match for the South American Cup.
The Argentine club was eliminated from the competition and ordered to pay US $ 250,000 (R $ 1.36 million) for the infraction of different articles in the Confederation Regulations. The team will also have to play their next seven games as a home in international competitions without public at the stadium. In the next seven as visitors, you will not be able to carry your fans.
The Universidad de Chile, with the decision, advanced to the quarterfinals, but also had punishments. The Santiago association will have the same impediment of Independiente on the presence of its fans in its next 14 international matches – seven at home, seven away. And you will pay a total of $ 270,000 ($ 1.47 million) in fines.
The punishments were Conmebol’s response to the episode recorded at the Libertadores de America stadium two weeks ago. At the time, 19 people were injured and more than a hundred were detained. The Argentine justice later released the 104 Chileans who had been arrested.
Chaos began when fans of the Universidad de Chile launched dicks, bottles and chairs towards the lower and side tribunes, where there were Independiente fans. Without the presence of security forces, the Argentines climbed the stands and assaulted the Chileans, using bars and sticks.
There were at least 650 people, including police and private security agents, scheduled to play in the match. As the images show, they were slow to access the stands of the stands in which the war unfolded. The game was interrupted, and the Conmebol Disciplinary Committee began to deliberate on the punishments.
There were hearings at the entity’s headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, and the decision was finally announced on Thursday. In the understanding of the Disciplinary Committee, the Punishment of Independiente had to be greater because it was up to the Argentine club, as the mastermind of the game, to establish the appropriate safety conditions.
