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Argentina's Independiente Disqualified From Copa Sudamericana Over Stadium Brawl

A fan of Universidad de Chile bleeds while being hit by fans of Independiente during the interruption of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 second leg football match between Argentina's Independiente and Chile's Universidad de Chile at the Libertadores de America stadium in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on August 20, 2025. (Credit: AFP)

South American football's governing body, Conmebol, disqualified Argentine club Independiente on Thursday from the 2025 Copa Sudamericana competition over a bloody brawl during a game against Universidad de Chile last month.

The Argentine side must also play its next 14 matches in Conmebol tournaments without its fans -- seven at home and seven away -- and pay a $250,000 fine, among the tough sanctions, according to the ruling seen by AFP.

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