It was one of the most remembered shames in South American football. The stadium, like security, was overwhelmed: de Cacique finished champion.
It got out of hand. Today it is unthinkable, but that court was overflowing with people who could not be there. The images show how many photographers were present that day. But that wasn’t the problem. Yes, it was that they came onto the field to shout every goal Colo Colo scored and attack the Argentine players.
The weather was very tense. The series was extremely even and the provocations came from both sides. Latorre discounted – actually equal to the series – and celebrated mocking the people.
The third goal of cacique everything overrun Hundreds of people who shouldn’t be there came in to celebrate and make fun of the rivals. Navarro Montoya says that the photographers also spit on him with every goal kick.
And it all ended with a battle. Calm and always correct guys like Batistuta and de Lecturer Tabárez looked furious. Even the DT, with his face bloodied from the attacks.
The battle didn’t just involve players from Boca and Colo Colo. but the xeneizes they faced the police and all this world of people who shouldn’t be there. Unusual: the photographers swung their cameras around and used them as weapons to attack anyone in front of them. The carabineros let their trained dogs run free, which, among other things, bit Tabárez’s goalkeeper. Blas Giunta and the coach were detained. Incredible.
Conmebol ended the game and Cacique qualified for the final, which they would later win, establishing themselves as the only Chilean in history to win the Copa Libertadores.
Source: Goal