Fans face this Wednesday, in a match of the round of 16 of the South American Cup between Independiente and Universidad de Chile at the Libertadores de América stadium in Avellaneda (Argentina).
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Universidad de Chile presented on Monday a complaint before the Argentine Justice for the acts of violence that their fans suffered on Wednesday, in a match against Independiente in Buenos Aires by the South American Cup.
“The Argentine Justice must instruct the investigation that allows to determine those responsible and Apply the sanctions established by law”, The Chilean picture reported in a statement, where he realized the meeting of its president, Michael Clark, with the prosecutor who investigates the case, Mariano Zitto.
The terrible fight between fans Independent and the U of Chile In the Libertadores de América stadium, in Avellaneda, southern Buenos Aires, left 19 injured, two of which are still admitted in serious conditionand more than one hundred detainees, which were released on Friday.
Fans of both clubs were attacked with knives, sticks and grenades of rumble Within the stadium, in one of the worst violent events in recent years in Latin America.
The match, for the round of the round of 16 of the South American, He was suspended in the 48th minute and subsequently canceled.
The complaint “is addressed to all those officials and municipal, provincial and national agents that have been responsible for organizing and coordinating the event”, Said the press area of the Chilean team to the AFP.
“Organizational disorder”
Independiente reported on Sunday that “25 of the criminals” who allegedly participated in the violent clashes in his stadium They were already identified by the authoritiesthat “advance in the operations to stop those responsible.”
However, in an interview with the very independent partisan on Monday afternoon, prosecutor Zitto said that Neither the Argentine club nor the security forces still informed him of the identity of those 25 people.
Zitto considered that “at least There was an organizational disorder “ During the party and said he will investigate the actions of private security and his coordination with the police.
“From 4,000 (fans) of Chile, 300 made the excesses that initiated all this And then, from Independiente there were tens of thousands, and a minimum amount generated the other situation. There were complete families on both sides that came to enjoy a sports show, ”said the prosecutor.
Axel Kicillof, the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, where the Libertadores de América stadium is located, pointed on Monday the responsibility of Conmebol and said what happened “It is settling in judicial headquarters.”
“Obviously something happened that was wild. Wild on the side of the fans of Chile (…) and then savage also when a part of Independiente's fans goes, ”he told Radio with you.
According to Conmebol, the security of the meeting was in charge of Independiente. The operation has been questioned by various voices, including that of the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, who denounced a “Unacceptable Linchating of Chileans.”
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