Hundreds of fans of Boca Juniors, who will face Fluminense for the World Cup title on Saturday Libertadores Cup At Rio de Janeiro’s Maracaná Stadium, they took over Copacabana Beach on Thursday for a lively celebration, but were ultimately forcibly ejected by Brazilian fans.
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The fans dressed in blue and gold, increasingly numerous Brazilian citygathered on a stretch of Rio de Janeiro’s most famous beaches to cheer on the xeneize team two days before the final, in a celebration with chants, choreography, provocations and flag waving.
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Another video of Rio de Janeiro police suppressing Boca fans after the Fluminense ambush pic.twitter.com/twNatLfQvc
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But the party was violently interrupted around 5pm local time when a large group of fans from the Fluminense He attacked the Argentinians and, amid several incidents and widespread fighting, forced the rivals to leave the beach to race.
The police, who had fortified Copacabana to prevent such incidents, eventually dispersed the fans of both teams with tear gas.
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Images of the attack and the riot caused multiplied on social networks, especially Argentine fans complaining about the violence suffered.
They record a Boca fan while the Brazilians shout racists at him pic.twitter.com/UlTxC8GUaB
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Although the party was peaceful, the only person arrested was an Argentinian, but police did not report the reasons for the arrest.
The incidents were recorded next to a beach kiosk owned by three Argentinians, where fans of the Mouth They chose it as a concentration point despite the fact that Conmebol also organized a Fan Fest on Copacban beach.
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Despite this Thursday’s incidents, it is predicted that the Argentine celebration will be repeated on Friday in the same place, but with a much larger number of participants, as the xeneizes plan to launch a ‘banderazo’ in Copacabana to show their support for the team and that they are not a minority in this Brazilian city.
Another video of the fight between Boca fans and Barras De Fluminense pic.twitter.com/to6WbxyUE2
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The arrival of a caravan of about 85 minibuses is scheduled for Friday, departing from Buenos Aires with about 6,000 Boquenses.
Brazilian authorities have no clear forecast of how many Argentinians will attend Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, but they rule out the number being 150,000, as estimated by some media in the neighboring country.
Consular authorities believe there could be more than 100,000 and that the gold and blue clad crowd will only diminish in number from those gathered in Rio de Janeiro to watch the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil, also in the Maracana, to guide.
More videos of the quilombo in Copacabana pic.twitter.com/pQPH9sti8z
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Rio de Janeiro’s governor increased police presence at places where Argentine fans gather after a number of tourists were attacked and robbed on Monday by three arrested members of an organized Fluminense fan base.
According to the regional government, the usual number of police patrols in the city was reinforced with 2,400 officers who will have the mission guarantee safety both in the vicinity of the Maracaná and in the places where fans gather.
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Although countless Boca fans, most of them without tickets to the Maracaná, plan to camp at the Sambódromo, which was offered by the mayor of Rio de Janeirothose who opted for a hotel helped keep the city’s hotel occupancy at nearly 90% capacity.
Video uploaded by a Fluminense fan beating Boca fans on the beach pic.twitter.com/dhomknT9bI
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Source: El heraldo
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