'one Of The Most Violent Chapters In Football History'

Universidad de Chile person accused opponents Independiente and nan Argentine constabulary of failing to protect their supporters from a "brutal and inhuman beating" that hospitalised 19 of their supporters.

The Copa Sudamericana last-16 lucifer was abandoned connected Wednesday pursuing convulsive clashes successful nan stands successful Buenos Aires.

Violence collapsed retired astatine half-time erstwhile objects including a stun grenade were thrown from nan distant conception connected to nan bottommost tier that contained location supporters.

The lucifer was abandoned successful nan 2nd half erstwhile location fans entered nan distant section, attacking nan visiting supporters and forcing them to flee.

Universidad de Chile opportunity 16 of nan 19 supporters hospitalised person been discharged, while a instrumentality successful life-threatening information remains successful intensive attraction but has "significantly improved" aft having room for a skull fracture.

The Chilean nine opportunity nan nighttime will beryllium "remembered arsenic 1 of nan astir convulsive chapters successful nan history of football".

They allege that Independiente fans "entered nan visiting conception unhindered" and performed "extremely convulsive and inhuman acts, intolerable to item successful this connection owed to their brutality".

Universidad de Chile person besides accused Independiente supporters of attempting to participate nan distant dressing room to onslaught their players and said nan windows of their autobus were smashed.

The nine said astir 100 of their supporters had been arrested but allege that "not a azygous attacker" from nan location conception has been detained.

Argentine broadside Independiente countered nan claims, saying nan incidents began successful nan distant conception earlier nan lucifer and that supporters attacked and abnormal nan stadium's CCTV system.

They said nan visiting supporters "destroyed nan restroom facilities" and "launched fireworks" astatine nan location fans, which caused "unacceptable attacks" successful response.

Independiente powerfully denied claims they grounded to travel information protocols, insisting that nan basal decisions were activated but they were "not capable to incorporate nan excessive unit displayed".

The nine said they would prohibition nan "criminals disguised arsenic fans who responded violently to nan attacks by nan visiting fans" and said they would activity compensation for nan "material damages" to their facilities.

They ended their connection by saying: "Violence does not correspond us."

Fifa president Gianni Infantino condemned nan unit and urged section authorities to punish those responsible.

"Violence has nary spot successful shot - players, fans, staff, officials and everyone who enjoys our beautiful crippled should beryllium capable to do truthful without fear," Infantino wrote connected his Instagram page.

"Our thoughts are pinch each nan guiltless victims impacted and we expect nan applicable authorities to clasp those responsible for these barbaric acts to account."

Conmebol, which runs awesome South American tournaments and who took nan determination to wantonness nan match, said it was cancelled because of a "lack of information guarantees from nan section nine and nan section information authorities".

Buenos Aires provincial information curate Javier Alonso said nan determination took excessively agelong and that it was "clear that location was a very dispute attitude".