Violent clashes between followers and police prompted the abandonment of a match between the highest two sides in Paraguay on Sunday.
Lots of of spectators escaped onto the pitch as police fired rubber bullets and tear gasoline into the stands on the Superclasico, performed between Olimpia and Cerro Porteno, each primarily based in capital metropolis Asuncion.
In keeping with witnesses, the difficulty started when firecrackers have been detonated within the part of the Defensores del Chaco Stadium which was allotted to Cerro Porteno supporters.
The police detained round 100 folks, and whereas it was not instantly clear whether or not any followers had been injured, safety forces reported that not less than six officers have been harm, with one in a severe situation.
David Torales, a spokesperson for a neighborhood hospital, stated the “officers sustained head accidents, lacerations, together with attainable stab wounds, and different accidents”.
