Aprevide sanctions Independiente, Universidad de Chile after chaos | OneFootball

The Sports Violence Prevention Agency (Aprevide) announced sanctions following the serious incidents in Avellaneda: admission rights indefinitely for 41 Independiente hooligans and fans of the University of Chile will not be able to attend matches in the Province of Buenos Aires until the end of 2027. Meanwhile, a hearing is taking place in Asunción and the imminent Conmebol ruling on the match is awaited.

On August 20th, at the Libertadores de América-Ricardo Bochini, the match between Rojo and La U for the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 (which was 1-1 and with a 2-1 aggregate in favor of the Chileans), was suspended just as the second half began due to incidents.

The night ended with scenes of extreme violence rarely seen in Argentina and chilling images: running, arrests, destruction, blood and the savage attack by Independiente hooligans on Chilean supporters in the stands, a lynching that left serious injuries.

In the statement, Aprevide highlights that, before the match, a group of violent Chilean fans set fire to a seat. In addition, they destroyed the toilets and, with what they obtained from there, they later threw "blunt objects" at Independiente fans who were in the lower Pavoni.

Then, they noticed that "several supporters of the local faction" moved from the "Santoro and lower Pavoni" stands and that, later, through "internal areas of the stadium" and after "breaking the fence" they managed to reach the sector where the University of Chile fans were.

The Agency imposed admission rights for 41 Independiente hooligans, protagonists of the savage attack on Chilean fans. "This Agency continues to work on the identification of more supporters who violated the regulations, in order to expand the current resolution of administrative attendance prohibition, and to make the evidentiary material available to the intervening justice", they affirm.

In addition, fans of the University of Chile will not be able to attend any type of sports event - official or friendly matches - in the province of Buenos Aires, until December 31, 2027.

The case was left in the hands of the Functional Unit of Instruction and Trial (UFIyJ) No. 4 of the Departmental Judicial of Avellaneda, in charge of Mariano Zitto. The prosecutor is investigating "attack, aggravated resistance to authority" and "several other Preliminary Criminal Investigations due to the plurality of victims", according to Aprevide in the statement.

On the other hand, after the suspension of the match with Platense (which was to be played on Sunday, August 24 in Avellaneda), now the authorities are deciding what will happen with the match between Rojo and Banfield, scheduled for Saturday, September 13 at the Libertadores de América. According to TyC Sports, the Independiente management is optimistic that Julio Vaccari's team will be able to play with their fans against Taladro in the Clausura Tournament.

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