After the victory of Boca Juniors against Colo Colo by 1-0 in La Bombonera, for the fifth date of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores, social networks were filled with videos where you can see runs and violent clashes between fans of both teams.
The tension had begun early Monday, when the first Chilean fans arrived in Argentina. Since then, the violent scenes began to be repeated in various corners of the City of Buenos Aires. And the end of the match, far from ending those episodes, caused the fights and crosses to multiply.
The first videos that began to circulate on Twitter were recorded by neighbors and people circulating in the vicinity of the Xeneize stadium. Pineapples, kicks, bottles and stones were some of the condiments that were in several of the fighting centers that formed in service stations, in bars and in the street.
The incidents even moved to the Obelisk: dozens of fans of Boca and Colo Colo clashed on the sidewalk of McDonald's. In the footage, several agents of the Buenos Aires Police are observed intervening to calm the situation.
The games began early Monday, when there were still more than 24 hours before the game. The first to arrive in Buenos Aires took over the Obelisk and to sing and cheer for Colo Colo. There were also some arrests: three men and a woman were identified by security forces stealing key chains and a shirt of the Argentine National Team in a store dedicated to the sale of sportswear.
Then everything moved in the vicinity of the Bombonera when Chilean fans tried to hang a flag of Colo Colo: those of Boca appeared and there were insults, blows and threats, but the riots were appeased with the arrival of a body of the City Police.
Later, in Caminito, there were new bullfights and, in addition, four Chilean fans arrested for various thefts in the area. That was just the preamble to what would happen hours later, when in a renowned bowling alley in San Telmo there were new episodes: the fans of Colo Colo began to attack with ice from the drinks and the response came with tables and chairs. Again the police had to intervene.
More? Yes, Puerto Madero had a fireworks show: the fans approached the hotel where the team was concentrated for the classic flag of support. Favored by the exchange rate, the over-the-counter artillery lasted for several minutes.
This Tuesday the problems continued. The first crossing happened in the area of Puerto Madero, where 40 buses were gathered to transport the fans.
Once in the Bombonera, there were runs and many pushes because around 2000 Chileans had false tickets. A few were able to jump the pinwheels. There were moments of tension. Minutes later, those who could not enter moved to the Puerto Madero area to cut the street and set fire to the garbage of the place.
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