More than 250 fans of Uruguay’s Penarol detained in Rio after clashes with police
Fans of Uruguay’s Penarol soccer team peer from inside a police bus as they arrive at a police station after being detained for fighting with police on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Penarol fans are in Rio for a semi-final Copa Libertadores game against Brazil's Botafogo. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Silvia Izquierdo]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro police say more than 250 supporters of Uruguayan club Penarol have been detained after clashing with law enforcement ahead of their team’s Copa Libertadores semifinal match against Botafogo. Police say the fans “were involved in a series of acts of vandalism, looting and destruction of business places and vehicles.” One pistol was found. Later Wednesday, Penarol and Botafogo will play the first leg of their semifinal in the South American club tournament at the Nilton Santos Stadium
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Fans of Uruguay's Penarol soccer team arrive at a police station after getting detained for fighting with police on the beach in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Penarol fans are in the city for a semifinal Copa Libertadores game against Brazil’s Botafogo. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS/Silvia Izquierdo