Brazil-Argentina delayed after clashes between fans, police

 The Brazil versus Argentina Conmebol World Cup qualifier at Maracana Arena on Tuesday night was postponed by just about 30 minutes after conflicts between the police and fans in the stands in Rio de Janeiro.

Local people and Argentinian fans began battling during the playing of the public songs of devotion, provoking the Brazilian police to accuse the meeting group of implement. Fans answered by tearing up and tossing seats at the officials.

Fans close to the difficulty overreacted and went onto the pitch to get away from the battling. Something like one harmed fan was taken from the arena on a cot.

Argentina players asked those in the represents quiet before Lionel Messi drove them back to the changing area. Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez hustled to one of the rails before his group's fans to request that police stop the brutality.


Argentina told their Brazilian opponents they would just re-visitation of the pitch after the circumstance was quiet. They returned following 22 minutes in the changing area and got ready for an additional three minutes before the game was at long last begun.


As the match started, many cops encompassed Argentina fans as they cheered, and, surprisingly, greater security confronted them on the pitch. Police accumulated around the segment that can hold around 3,000 fans.

Every one of the 69,000 tickets for the match were sold. Brazil fans, who sneered and praised Messi before the fight started, recited against him when he got back to the pitch.

Brazil players stayed on the pitch and heated up while hanging tight for the Argentina group to return.

Before the experience, numerous Brazil fans got used to the Argentine star, with many youngsters wearing Messi pullovers of his past club Barcelona and Entomb Miami.

Argentina lead South American World Cup qualifying with 12 places in five matches. Brazil are in fifth position. The two groups lost their past games in the cooperative rivalry of 10 groups.

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