Independiente expels members involved in Sul-Americana brawl | OneFootball

Independiente announced that it will expel "immediately" the partners involved in the fierce fight during the Copa Sudamericana game last week in Avellaneda, south of Buenos Aires, which left more than 100 people arrested and 19 injured, two of them in serious condition.

The Argentine club reported that "25 of the delinquents" who allegedly participated in the violent confrontations at the Libertadores de América stadium have already been identified by the authorities, who "are advancing in operations to arrest those responsible".

"Independiente will collaborate in everything necessary for each of them to receive the appropriate punishment," the club said in a statement.

"In addition, they will be expelled from the partners' register immediately and we will request the application of the right of admission for life, so that they never set foot in a football field again," he added.

Fans of Independiente and Universidad de Chile clashed using knives, pieces of wood and tear gas inside the stadium, in one of the worst episodes of violence in recent years in Latin American football.

The shocking confrontation took place last Wednesday, during the return match of the Sudamericana round of 16. The match was cancelled and Conmebol is evaluating possible sanctions for both clubs, which could even be disqualified from the tournament.

Two days after the incident, Argentine authorities released 104 Chilean fans who had been arrested after the fights. Two people remained hospitalized.

The security scheme at the stadium was the responsibility of Independiente, according to Conmebol, and has been questioned by various voices, such as Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who denounced an "unacceptable lynching of Chileans".

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