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Boca Juniors River Plate and the Allure of Violence in Sports – The Ringer Skip to main content clock menu more-arrow no yes homepage Follow online on Twitter Facebook Youtube Site search Search NBA Draft Guide NFL TV Features Podcasts Shop Video Movies Music MLB College Football Soccer More Bill Simmons Podcast Questions With Kyle Brandt Songs That Explain s Bachelor Party Bakari Sellers Baseball BBQ Big Picture Binge Mode Book Basketball Boom Bust HQ Trivia Cam Chronicles Connect Dave Chang Show Fairway Rollin Fantasy Flying Coach Gamblers Higher Learning Hottest Take House Carbs Jam Session Larry Wilmore Black Air Masked Man Exists Press Box R C Recipe Club Rewatchables Dish FC Ryen Russillo Sonic Sound Only Tea Time Watch Concierge Wire Way Down Hole Winging It Latest Episodes All Filed under recent events leading postponement relocation Copa Libertadores final were shocking but not surprising tear gas riot police injured players served as a reminder that you cannot completely separate passion from violence sports it an essential part enterprise By Brian Phillips Nov am EST Share this story sharing options for Flipboard Email source Getty Images illustration Here is what Alejandro Dom nguez president CONMEBOL said media after happened What we went through over weekend isn t football he disease has be wiped out two biggest soccer teams Argentina had made club championship all South America are bitter rivals both based Buenos Aires tensions shrilled up into stratosphere stayed there In first leg which was played at home stadium La Bombonera November drew Before second supposed Saturday team bus driving across toward El Monumental Its route took down Avenida Monroe well-known prematch gathering place fans As tried turn corner met hundreds jerseys crowd attacked Fans threw stones bottles smashed windows Broken glass showered policemen accompanying fired pepper spray break havoc breeze carried inside told Passion should equal When finally reached they petitioned 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