The violence that forced the cancellation of the match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile in Avellaneda continues to generate repercussions worldwide. This Thursday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino spoke out about what happened and called for tough sanctions.
The top official in international football "strongly condemned the shocking violence" recorded at the Libertadores de América stadium and asked the relevant authorities to impose "exemplary sanctions against the perpetrators of these terrible acts".
This isn't the first time Infantino has spoken in these terms; he had already done so after the tragedy in the Copa Libertadores match between Colo Colo and Fortaleza, where two young people died in Chile. Back then, he declared himself "shocked" by the events.
CONMEBOL also spoke out
The South American body also issued an official statement in which it condemned what happened during the match between Argentinians and Chileans.
