Madness in Avellaneda! And no, unfortunately, it’s not about football, but a violent act in the vicinity of the stadium while the Independiente – U de Chile match was being played, for the return of the round of 16 of the South American Cup. .
The aggressions erupted at half-time, when fans of the Chilean team threw projectiles. Everything worsened at the start of the second half and the match had to be suspended to give way to a tragedy.
A stampede surprised the attendees, while the stands were being evacuated and that’s when the pitched battle between hooligans and even the police began.
The confrontation left us with images that no football fan should witness, as a person fell from the visitor’s stand. While a naked fan was also seen waiting for assistance in the stands. In addition to several bloodied people running outside the stadium.
At the moment, an official report from the authorities is awaited to know the subsequent toll, in which it is said that there could be deaths.
For now, Conmebol announced the official suspension of the confrontation, and, at the moment, the exact date and time to finish the match is unknown, but today football is secondary.
The U executive broke silence after the altercations and pointed to the organization as one of the responsible, for the location of the hooligans.
“Something always happens to us. It’s also an organization issue, they can’t put the U fans above the Independiente hooligans. It’s everyone’s problem. We are always living this, it’s a social, cultural issue, it goes beyond football.”
He also commented on a sanction: “they are going to ban us from being visitors, there will be severe sanctions, there is no doubt”.
📸 ALEJANDRO PAGNI – AFP or licensors
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