Serious violence broke out among football fans in Argentina, nearly a hundred people were arrested.

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21/08/2025
On the evening of August 20th local time, the Argentine Independence team and the University of Chile team played the second round of the South American Libertadores Cup 16 in the sports stadium in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina. When the match reached the 48th minute, the score was tied at 1-1. At this time, there was a fierce clash between fans of both teams, with at least 4 fans seriously injured and unconscious, and more than 90 people arrested. The match was interrupted. The competition and operations department of the South American Football Confederation announced that due to the lack of security guarantees from Argentine clubs and local security departments, they could not ensure the continuation of the match, so the match has been canceled. The case will be submitted to the judicial body of the South American Football Confederation for further determination.