Conmebol alerted risks in the location of the fans before the match, but its recommendation was not treated and the game ended in a massacre.
The party between Independent and the U of Chile It ended in an episode of violence that placed South American football in the center of the controversy. The proximity of the fans and the location of the bars in contiguous sectors, were determining factors that the Conmebol warned prior to incidents that forced the Cancellation of the meeting.
The problem of the disposition of the fans was known in advance. Conmebol had anticipated that the tribune located under visitors should remain empty, but that recommendation was not taken into account: The sector was already sold to local fans.
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In an official documentthe organization explained: “In this meeting, the visiting gallery will be located in the Southern Alto sector, while in the lower part it corresponds to another tribune destined for the local fans. During the previous meeting it was raised The convenience that there was no public in the lower tribune. However, it was reported that this town was already sold. ”
The Security Report also anticipated the risks and proposed preventive measures: “It was arranged that in the visiting tribune be located Police staff and private securityin order to prevent visiting fans from They throw elements or generate some kind of disorder against the local public. ”
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The operation that did not reach
Although they deployed 650 police, 150 private guards and six ambulances, The strategy failed to avoid incidents. Finally, visiting fans were located in the high tribune, while the locals remained just below, which resulted in clashes during the first half.
The security operation, which had police and private personnel in surrounding areas, was not enough to contain violence. The images of the riots toured the media of the world, evidencing the negligence in the implementation of security guidelines Proposals for Conmebol.
The result made it clear that the location of the fans and the omission of the Conmebol recommendation were Key factors that contributed to chaos and blood at the Libertadores de América stadium.
Source: Ambito
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