Football fans have clashed with police in Buenos Aires after River Plate beat Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores final in a final held in Spain.
River Plate stunned Boca Juniors 3-1 to take the title.
The second leg of South America’s biggest club fixture was relocated to Spain over concerns about security after the River team bus was attacked en route to the River Plate Stadium in Argentina last month.
Football fans took to the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the result.
Dramatic images show jubilant crowds jumping up and down and lighting flares.
Around 2,000 officers were deployed around the city to keep a watch on the celebrations.
However things soon turned violent as riot police were forced to intervene, clashing with the fans.
People were seen throwing rocks and glass bottles at the police as they tried to cool down heightened tensions.
Last month, CONMEBOL, the region’s governing body, confirmed that they would be moving the final outside of Argentina, in order to avoid a repeat of the trouble outside River Plate Stadium.
Two Boca players were injured and others were exposed to tear gas when the bus was attacked.
Spanish police worked with their Argentine counterparts ahead of the game with one of the leaders of Boca’s barra brava (the ‘ultra’ or violent fans), has been deported after he was detected upon arrival at an airport in Madrid.
Special measures were put in place around the stadium. Fans without an accreditation or a match ticket will be allowed to access the area.
Unlike Argentina, fans of both clubs were allowed inside the stadium.
In Argentina, away fans have been banned from the big matches since 2013, the most violent year in its football history, when 14 lost their lives due to violence in and around stadiums.
