The brutality unleashed in Avellaneda during the Copa Sudamericana match between Independent and the University of Chile Unfortunately, it is not an isolated event. The riots, the injured And finally, the suspension of the meeting showed a problem that comes from drag and that the club fails to control.
The independent bar, known as The Red Devilsaccumulate decades of bloody inmates, fights for the business of the stands and dark links with politics and crime. Each episode seems to open a new wound in the recent history of the club.
In the confrontations are repeated names, factions and methods that are already part of a pattern: runs, blows, shootings and even deaths. Incident chronology is extensive and shows how violence, far from stopping, was increasing.
One, by one, the last incidents that starred independent
Since 2012, when Chief of the Official Barrabrava, “Loquillo” Rodríguez It was questioned and attacked by dissident bars for the dispute of the power and profits obtained in parking lots, sales of tickets and occupation of the stands, the violence in the Independent Club He had a series of incidents that were aggravated over time.
2012 – shooting against the head of the bar, “Loquillo” Rodríguez
In September 2012, César “Loquillo” Rodríguez was shot in Avellaneda after a crossing with a trap linked to Pablo “Bebote” Álvarez. The background was the dispute over the parking lots near the stadiumone of the main sources of financing of the bar. Rodríguez survived, but the episode marked the beginning of a long internal war.
2021 – Confrontation between Independiente’s bars at the Avellaneda headquarters
The reopening of the stadiums after the pandemia reactivated the fight for the control of the Independent Tribune. At the social headquarters of the club, the “Loquillo” and “Barracas” factions crossed the shots. The fact exposed how The dispute for the handling of cards and entriesan aspect that remains key in the finance of the bar.
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The nation
2022-Murder of Juan Calvent on the Buenos Aires-La Plata highway
The crime of Juan Calvent, killed a shot in the chesthe shook independently, but to all Argentine football. It was during a confrontation on the highway to La Plata, where More than 200 fans They crossed with stones, sticks and firearms. The investigation pointed to a possible “liberated area.”
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2024 – Grilled shooting “El Tano”
In August 2024, the OFFICIAL FACTION “The owners of Avellaneda” It was attacked by the dissident group “King of Cups” On a grid of Avellaneda. Although there were no injuries, the images of the security cameras showed runs and shots. This type of episodes in public places showed that Violence is no longer limited to stadiumsbut a long time ago invades the daily life of the neighborhood.
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2024 – Diego Laetta beating in La Tribuna
Weeks later, in a match against Riverthe official faction ambushed Diego Laetta, dissident referentin the southern gallery of the Libertadores de América. He was beaten in front of his brother and the club’s security did not intervene. The fact reinforced criticism towards the passivity of the authorities of the Independent Club and the Security Forcesthey seemed to look the other way.
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2025 – Fight between the bars in Montevideo against Defensor Sporting
In January, Independiente traveled to Uruguay and violence crossed borders. The official and dissident factions collided in the popular Defensor Sporting stadium. The national bar supported dissidentswhich inclined the balance and forced to delay the game.
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2025 – Confrontation at the registered office
David Cañaleader of the LGBDI dissident faction, challenged Mario NardalichChief of the Official Bar, to a fighting fists at the headquarters of Independiente (Avenida Miter 470). Caña spat Nardalich and recorded the incident, which was quickly viralized. This last confrontation was the one who He had caused the decision of the Red leadership that there are no police in the stallsand that would have been accepted by Conmebol, to avoid alleged provocations.
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2025 – Battle against University of Chile in Avellaneda
On August 20, 2025, in the round of 16 South American Cupone of the most serious episodes in recent history was lived. U fans threw objects from a high tribune and Independiente’s bars responded with a brutal invasion. There were blows, Chilean fans who had to pull the vacuum gallery, forced naked and desperate runs. The balance: 90 arrests, 19 Chileans and 3 Argentines hospitalized and the suspension of the party
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