River Plate emerged victorious from the rearranged Copa Libertadores final in Madrid, but two Boca Junior supporters have been accused of murdering one of River's fans in the aftermath of Sunday's fixture.
After celebrating the extra-time victory, Exequiel Aaron Neris, 21, was murdered in the Misiones province.
According to the Clarin newspaper, the 21-year-old was assaulted by two Boca Juniors supporters, before he was fatally stabbed to death in his left leg, with the blade severing the femoral artery.
Despite being treated on the scene, Neris later died in hospital, although was able to speak to his mother before he passed away.
"I'm dying, I'm dying, they attacked me for celebrating the result, because I'm a River fan," he explained to her.
Lucia Ramona Neris was also quoted in the Diario de Misiones, confirming just what had happened to her son.
"They killed my son, he was just walking, he had surgery and three nails in one leg after a motorcycle crash a few months ago," she intimated.
"They attacked him even though he was hardly walking.
"They hurt him like a defenceless dog."
FootballPro19
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I hope these two murderers go to jail
Zhenyu_10
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football’s just a game, lose and lose, don’t bring violence into this. man if they were in my country they would have been sentenced to death sentence now
sahikpt
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The rivalry between Boca and River is becoming more and more violent, not tolerant to the football world. It will be for all interest if CONMEBOL ban the two or punish them and limit their participation in world football particularly South America
pedadsy
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These Argentines... Does this thing still happen in modern football? Eeeei... this is so bad and am very disappointed in the supporters. They are a disgrace to football