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Prosecutors Order Release of 104 Universidad de Chile Fans After Avellaneda Clashes

Bilateral coordination now focuses on care for the injured alongside legal oversight.

Hinchas de la U Chile detenidos tras los incidentes del partido ayer entre Independiente y Universidad el 21 Agosto 2025 en Avellaneda Provincia Buenos Aires Argentina. FOTO Francisco Loureiro - FTP CLARIN IMG_0653.JPG Z Invitado
Liberaron a 104 hinchas de Universidad de Chile que estaban detenidos tras los incidentes en Avellaneda
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Overview

  • The Avellaneda UFIJ No. 4 ordered the release of 104 detained Universidad de Chile supporters, a decision announced publicly by President Gabriel Boric after he was briefed by Interior Minister Álvaro Elizalde.
  • The round-of-16 tie was halted in the 48th minute at 1-1 at Estadio Libertadores de América, and CONMEBOL canceled the return leg pending its disciplinary process.
  • Argentine authorities reported 22 injured and 111 detained following the violence in the stands, specifying that 109 of those detained are Chilean nationals.
  • Chile’s Interior Minister traveled to Buenos Aires to meet Argentina’s Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, while the Chilean Foreign Ministry directed its consulate to assist nationals who were in police custody.
  • Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof announced a follow-up group to track hospitalized cases as the judicial investigation proceeds, and supporters protested outside the Argentine embassy in Santiago calling for humane treatment and swift due process.