Violence erupts in a Copa Sudamericana match so what happens next?

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina In one of the most violent episodes in recent South American football history, hooligans from Argentina's Independiente and visiting Universidad de Chile attacked each other in the Copa ferocity of the stadium fighting with sticks and sharp objects injured nearly 20 Chilean fans while local police chose to stand down. Two of the Chilean club fans were in critical round-of-16 match on Wednesday was canceled, and CONMEBOL must decide the future of the did the violence erupt?According to a report from the Ministry of Security of the Buenos Aires province, it started among about 4 https://www.argentina2026shop.com, 000 Universidad de Chile fans in an upper stand of Libertadores de Amrica Stadium in the Buenos Aires district of Avellaneda. Some of them smashed bathrooms, fast food outlets and seats as soon as the match began, and then threw objects at the home Chilean fans ignored police warnings over the stadium speakers and were ordered to leave the was then when dozens of Independiente fans blocked access to the visiting stands and savagely attacked the Universidad fans. There were no police or private security personnel in that Chileans jumped from the stands to escape the attackers. Others were left lying unconscious and covered in to the police report https://www.argentina2026shop.com/collections/enzo-fernandez-jersey, 125 Universidad de Chile fans were arrested and then released. The prosecutor's office also issued arrest warrants for Independiente attackers who were penalties can CONMEBOL apply?The match was canceled with the score 1-1 and Universidad leading 2-1 on aggregate. The game will not be resumed. CONMEBOL's disciplinary unit will address the President Gianni Infantino called for xemplary sanctions against the perpetrators of terrible acts.t is likely that Independiente will be eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana as CONMEBOL's statutes assign the host club the greater responsibility for the organization and security of was a recent precedent. The April match between Colo-Colo of Chile and Fortaleza of Brazil in the first round of the Copa Libertadores was also canceled before it began due to serious clashes between Colo-Colo fans and the police. Two fans were killed. CONMEBOL awarded the Chilean club a defeat and ordered it to play five home matches behind closed could also remove Independiente and Universidad from the Copa Sudamericana and bar both from international competitions next 's Alianza Lima awaits its opponent in the does Independiente say in its defense?The Argentine club's president, Nstor Grindetti, traveled to CONMEBOL headquarters in Paraguay on Thursday, and blamed the Chilean club.t's clear from the images that the Chileans committed the vandalism from the start of the match, " Grindetti de Chile president Michael Clark said Franco Mastantuono Jersey, hey're not up to the task; there's a dehumanization of what happened. When they went to Santiago, nothing happened to will penalties be announced?CONMEBOL may take several days given that the Copa Sudamericana doesn't resume for a month.t will resolve any sanctions. as soon as it gathers all the incident reports, CONMEBOL said in a statement on Friday.