In a game with a very hot climate, Vélez and Peñarol fans crossed songs all afternoon and then sought to face violently.
The tense fight between the fans of Vélez and Peñarol in the debut of the Copa Libertadores
The party between Vélez and Peñarol played this Wednesday in Liniers, in the debut of both teams in the Copa Libertadores 2025with 2-1 local victory, it was marked by crosses and incidents before and after the meeting.
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This could be seen in videos that circulated on social networks.


In the previous party, in the immediate vicinity of José Amalfitani Stadiumfans of both teams crossed in the streets.
At that cross, fans of Vélez They ran and stole t -shirts to a group of partial coalmen, according to the journalist Pablo Carrozzawho added that the Uruguayan fans were breaking cars when the premises appeared.
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Quilombo between people from Vélez and a handful of Peñarol fans yesterday in the previous party.
The Manya ended up being protected by the police in a hotel in the area.
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During the party there were the usual exchanges of songs and insults between both partialities in the stands.
But when it ended it and the stands began to empty, fans of Peñarol They raffled the armed cord by security guards and approached the sector in which there were supporters of Vélez.
That generated insult exchange and the launch of a few projectiles from one tribune to another.
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Warm farewell among the fans of Vélez and Peñarol after the agony of the Fortín in José Amalfitani pic.twitter.com/xazptjjga5
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Seized pyrotechnics and almost 200 minutes carved in the security operation
About 200 recorded minutes and seized pyrotechnics was the result of the operation that set up the Ministry of Buenos Aires Security for the meeting between Vélez and Peñarol de Uruguay, for the Copa Libertadores.
According to the part disseminated by those in charge of security and to which the Argentine News Agency, 150 smoke and coheteria pumps were kidnapped and there were 169 contraventional records carved, at the José Amalfitani stadium, in Liniers.
The operation was organized by the Security Committee in football from 13 yesterday six hours before the start of the match for the Copa Libertadores de América.
Source: Ambito

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