Overview

• The first team released a coordinated message on captain Rodrigo Rey’s Instagram, with Rey, Iván Marcone and Federico Mancuello calling the ruling an injustice and saying “Acá perdió el fútbol.”
• Players said they repeatedly urged match officials to suspend the game as violence escalated in Avellaneda but received no response.
• CONMEBOL’s Disciplinary Commission disqualified Independiente from the 2025 Sudamericana and advanced Universidad de Chile to the quarterfinals.
• Both clubs must play seven home matches behind closed doors and seven away matches without their traveling supporters, and they were fined, with amounts to be deducted from CONMEBOL TV and sponsorship payments.
• The decision is appealable to CONMEBOL’s Appeals Commission, with a three‑day window to request the written grounds and seven days to appeal after they are notified, and those grounds had not been published at the time of reporting.