Four football fans lost their lives in in the Colombian city of Medellin during celebrations that followed local side Atletico Nacional’s victory in Wednesday night’s Copa Libertadores final.
The Colombian team went on to claim their second South American title after Miguel Angel Borja’s early goal secured a 2-1 aggregate victory over Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle.
The result sparked fierce scenes with the police reporting as many as four deaths and dozens of injuries while over 100 people arrested.
It was a result of more than 600 fights breaking out with fans from Nacional’s rivals in the city of Medellin taking to the streets in an attempt to come face to face with the celebrating supporters.