Friday 15 May 2015 13:25, UK
The second leg of Argentina's 'Superclasico' Copa Libertadores last-16 tie was suspended after visiting River Plate players suffered an apparent tear gas attack from Boca Juniors fans before the start of the second half.
River players, 1-0 up after last week's first leg, were returning to the field at the end of the half-time interval to resume battle after a goalless first half when they were seemingly attacked by home supporters.
Many of the away players had their eyes irritated, with midfielders Leonardo Ponzio and Matias Kranevitter among those worse affected.
Referee Dario Herrera waited more than an hour before deciding the game would not continue.
"It is incredible," Kranevitter said. "We were getting out of the tunnel and suddenly we could not breathe and our eyes started to cry and burn.
"I cannot see anything. We cannot continue like this. They threw tear gas at us. They are cowards."
River Plate players were pelted with rocks and bottles as they left the field. It took officials more than an hour to decide to suspend the round of 16 match between the two teams, who wage one of the game's most storied rivalries.
It will now be up to CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation that oversees the tournament, to decide whether to play the second half of the contest.
Meanwhile the Argentinian Football Association has postponed games across all professional divisions in the country this weekend out of respect for Emanuel Ortega, who died on Thursday having fractured his skull last week.
The 21-year-old striker was playing for San Martin de Burzaco against Juventud Unida in a Primera C division match held on May 4 when he struck his head on a concrete pillar during a challenge with an opponent.
