Independiente released its version after the night of violence experienced at the Libertadores de América-Ricardo Enrique Bochini stadium, where the incidents forced the suspension of the match against Universidad de Chile for the Copa Sudamericana. In an official statement, the institution condemned the events and defended the organization of the security operation.
According to the released statement, the disturbances "began in the visiting section," although the club itself acknowledged that there were later "unacceptable assaults by local groups."
In this regard, the management emphasized that "for this match, we worked together with CONMEBOL, A.Pre.Vi.De, Buenos Aires Police, and Carabineros de Chile, providing an operation that fully complied with current regulations and with the requirements stipulated for this type of competition. However, it was not enough to contain the excessive violence."
