Boric announces release of 104 fans held in Argentina | OneFootball

President Gabriel Boric announced this Friday the release of 104 Chilean fans who were detained in Argentina following clashes during the match between Universidad de Chile and Independiente.

Boric sent his Interior Minister to Buenos Aires to oversee the condition of the injured and detained fans at the round of 16 match of the Copa Sudamericana, which was canceled three minutes into the second half after violent incidents.

“Minister Álvaro Elizalde informs me that the Public Prosecutor's Office has just decreed the release of the 104 Universidad de Chile fans who were detained at police stations in Argentina,” the president said on his account on social network X.

“We will continue working to eradicate violence in stadiums and, at the same time, defend the rights of our compatriots,” he added.

Nineteen Chileans were hospitalized, three of them seriously injured, according to the government. One of the injured, suffering from a cranial trauma, jumped from the stands after being cornered by Argentine fans.

Minister Elizalde is expected to visit Fiorito Hospital in Buenos Aires this Friday. The incidents occurred at the start of the second half, when the teams were tied 1-1. The referee suspended the match and Conmebol later announced its cancellation. In the first leg, the Chileans had won 1-0.

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