Violence Forces Copa Sudamericana Game Abandonment

A Copa Sudamericana lucifer successful Buenos Aires was abandoned aft convulsive clashes betwixt fans.

Ten group were earnestly injured and much than 300 arrested astatine Wednesday's last-16 2nd limb betwixt Argentine hosts Independiente and Universidad de Chile, according to section media.

A stun grenade was among nan objects thrown by spectators while 1 instrumentality fell from nan apical tier of a guidelines astatine nan Estadio Libertadores de America successful nan Avellaneda area of nan Argentine capital.

Violence flared astatine half-time arsenic objects were thrown astatine a conception lodging location supporters.

Home fans past appeared to participate nan distant conception early successful nan 2nd half, attacking visiting supporters and forcing them to flee, pinch immoderate beaten and stripped by rival fans.

"Nothing justifies a lynching. Nothing," said Chile president Gabriel Boric connected societal media., external

"What happened successful Avellaneda betwixt nan fans of Independiente and Universidad de Chile is incorrect successful excessively galore ways, from nan unit among nan supporters to nan evident irresponsibility successful nan organisation. Justice must find those responsible."

The crippled was initially suspended, pinch players leaving nan section successful nan 2nd half pinch nan crippled level astatine 1-1 and nan Chilean broadside starring 2-1 connected aggregate.

South American football's governing assemblage Conmebol said nan lucifer had been cancelled because of "the deficiency of information guarantees from nan section nine and section information authorities".

It added that nan lawsuit would beryllium referred to its judicial bodies and that accusation regarding nan events would beryllium sent to its disciplinary committee.

Chile president Boric added: "Now our privilege arsenic a authorities is to cognize nan information of our compatriots who person been attacked, guarantee their contiguous aesculapian attention, and guarantee that those who are detained person their authorities respected."