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Boca Juniors expelled from Copa Libertadores

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) have thrown Boca Juniors out of the Copa Libertadores after fan violence on Thursday.

Boca Juniors have paid the ultimate price for their violent fans, who appeared to attack River Plate players with pepper spray during the week, dumped out of the Copa Libertadores by CONMEBOL on Saturday.

River were awarded a 3-0 win after Thursday's last-16 second-leg tie at Boca's La Bombonera in Buenos Aires was called off at halftime with the score deadlocked at 0-0 when visiting players were sprayed with an irritant - possibly pepper spray or tear gas - as they re-entered the pitch.