Overview

• President Néstor Grindetti outlined a four-point defense claiming the violence began with visiting Universidad de Chile fans, that Independiente met security obligations, that vandalism was premeditated, and that the cancellation stemmed from the visitors’ actions.
• Independiente said it deployed 650 police, 150 private security agents and 14 Aprevide officials, submitted a 35–40 page brief with video evidence, and argued reports from match officials back its account.
• While condemning a later incursion by a group of its own supporters, the club pledged expulsions of those involved and cooperation with criminal investigations.
• Both clubs have filed submissions and requested to be heard; a tribunal is being set and hearings are expected next week as Alianza Lima awaits a quarterfinal opponent.
• Associated Press reported more than 100 Chilean supporters were detained and 19 hospitalized, and said the suspended return leg will not be resumed as Chile’s president dispatched the interior minister to Buenos Aires.