Paraguay Superclasico Suspended After Fan Clashes; 31 Arrested and 11 Police Injured
- The Paraguayan Primera Division derby between Olimpia and Cerro Porteño was suspended after 29 minutes due to fan clashes and violence at Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asuncion.
- The violence started when high-powered firecrackers were detonated in the Cerro Porteño supporters' section, leading to police firing rubber bullets and tear gas to control the crowd, causing many spectators to flee onto the pitch.
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Paraguay Superclasico suspended after fan clashes; 31 arrested and 11 police injured
The Paraguayan Superclasico has ended in chaos and violence and was suspended after opposing fans clashed in the stands in Asunción and left supporters and policemen injured. Referee Juan Gabriel Benítez stopped the match between Olimpia and Cerro Porteño after…
At least 56 wounded, including 11 police officers, and 63 detainees left the clashes between fans of the Cerro Porteño club and the police in the Asuncendo Defensores del Chaco stadium, who forced to suspend the superclassic of Paraguayan football against the local Olympia, police and medical sources reported this Monday.In a press conference led by the interim commander of the National Police, Carlos Silguero, and other commanders of the instit…
In the game between Olimpia and Cerro Porteño, there were major violent clashes between the police and the fan camps.
What was a classic Paraguayan Sunday between Olympia and Cerro Porteño, corresponding to the 17th day of the 2026 Opening Tournament, ended up being a day in which, as often happens in our country, those who won were the violent ones.In the stadium Defensores del Chaco the encounter must have been suspended in the first time due to serious incidents between fans of the Cyclone and the police.The balance that threw what happened in the North trib…
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