Overview

• Play was halted in the 48th minute amid escalating clashes and later canceled, with video showing a supporter falling from an upper stand as violence spread across the tribunes.
• Chile’s ambassador in Argentina reported nine injured Chileans, including one in serious condition who underwent emergency surgery at Hospital Fiorito, and said there were wounded on both sides.
• CONMEBOL cited a lack of security guarantees by Independiente and forwarded the incident to its judicial bodies, with sanctions and the sporting outcome to be decided.
• Police and local reports counted about 90 detentions around the stadium, while accounts differed on who provoked the violence and the security plan drew heavy criticism for the visitor placement.
• Argentine and Chilean officials are reviewing footage and coordinating assistance, as President Gabriel Boric condemned the barras and the event’s organization and instructed embassy and consular teams to aid supporters.