Overview

• The round-of-16 second leg in Avellaneda was halted at the 48th minute and later canceled by Conmebol for lack of security guarantees.
• Chile’s foreign ministry reported 19 injured, including two in serious condition, and about 101 arrests, with some victims suffering knife wounds.
• Witnesses and footage described projectiles thrown from the away section, including seats and a homemade device, followed by invasions of the upper tier and beatings with sticks.
• President Gabriel Boric condemned the violence and sent Interior Minister Álvaro Elizalde to Argentina, while Chile’s ANFP criticized the stadium’s security staff.
• Argentine prosecutors opened a probe and requested surveillance footage as Conmebol pledged firm penalties and FIFA called for exemplary sanctions.