Overview

• Referee Gustavo Tejera stopped play early in the second half and Conmebol later canceled the tie for lack of security, referring the case to its judicial bodies.
• Provincial police reported about 97 detainees, hospitals treated more than 20 injured supporters, and medical authorities confirmed no deaths with at least one Chilean fan in critical condition for severe head trauma.
• President Gabriel Boric condemned an “inacceptable lynching” and dispatched Interior Minister Álvaro Elizalde to Buenos Aires to assist the injured and review the situation of detainees.
• Independiente’s leadership said the violence began in the visiting sector but labeled local assaults “inacceptable,” pledging to identify and sanction home supporters involved.
• FIFA and Brazil’s CBF called for strict investigations and exemplary sanctions, and Conmebol’s disciplinary process could lead to fines, forfeits or spectator bans based on regional precedents.