Santos vs Peñarol fight after the 2011 Copa Libertadores final

On 22 June 2011 Brazilian side Santos won their first Copa Libertadores title since they won the tournament back-to-back in 1962 and 1963 with a 2-1 win against Peñarol of Uruguay in the second leg of the 2011 final. The Santos team should have been celebrating wildly at the final whistle but instead their players, coaching staff and a number of pitch invading fans got involved in a mass brawl with the Peñarol players.

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Claypole vs Alem, C Metropolitana 2007-08 - Cosas Locas

In 2008 a mass brawl broke out in a Primera C Metropolitana game between Claypole and LN Alem. Three years later Claypole hit the headlines again after every single player and substitute was sent off in a game against Victoriano Arenas.

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36 red cards, Claypole vs Victoriano Arenas, D Metropolitana, Argentina

On 26 February 2011 Victoriano Arenas and Claypole met at the Estadio Rodolfo Vicente Capocasa in the lowest league of the greater Buenos Aires region, Primera D Metropolitana. In the second half the referee Damian Ruino took the extraordinary decision to send off all of the players including substitutes after a mass brawl. In total 36 players were sent off which is a record for Argentine football, if not a world record.

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Cosas locas: Universidad San Martín vs León fight

On 8 December 2010 the first leg of the 2010 Peruvian championship final between León de Huánuco and Universidad San Martín descended into a mass brawl around half an hour into the game, leaving the referee with little choice but to send off two players from each team. The game continued and ended 1-1.

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Pelea: Vélez Sársfield vs Flamengo, Supercopa Sudamericana 1995

In 1995 Argentine club Vélez Sársfield played Brazilian side Flamengo in the last 16 phase of the Supercopa Sudamericana. Brazilian striker Edmundo must have realised that he'd chosen the wrong man to make obscene gestures at and slap in the face as Flavio Zandoná slapped him back and then punched him to the ground sparking off a mass brawl between the two teams. Flamengo won the tie 6-2 on aggregate but were beaten by Independiente in the final.

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Pelea: Guaraní Antonio Franco vs Crucero del Norte

In April 2009 the Posadas derby between regional 4th division sides Guaraní Antonio Franco and Crucero del Norte descended into chaos after the final whistle was blown.

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Pelea: América de Cali vs River Plate, Copa Libertadores 2003

On 27 May 2003 Argentine giants River Plate travelled to Colombia to defend their 2-1 first leg lead against América de Cali in the 2nd leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final. There was already a lot of history between the two clubs, River Plate won both of their Copa Libertadores titles by beating América in the finals of 1986 and 1996.

The incident started when América coach Fernando Castro needlessly booted the ball away when River Plate had a throw in, then pulled Claudio Hussain's hair sparking off a mass brawl. América won the game 4-1 to go through to the semi final where they were thrashed 6-0 on aggregate by River Plate's fiercest rivals; Boca Juniors.

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Cosas locas: Fluminense vs Cerro Porteño fight

In November 2009 the semi-final of Copa Sudamericana between Brazilian side Fluminense and Cerro Porteño of Paraguay descended into a mass brawl after Fluminense scored 2 goals in injury time in the second leg.

Fluminense progressed to the final, however they were beaten by Ecuadorian side Liga de Quito on penalties in a major continental final for the second time in two years.

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Cosas locas: Peñarol vs Nacional, 1990

In 1990 the biggest game in Uruguay, the derby between Peñarol and Nacional was disrupted by a mass brawl. The scenes would be repeated 10 years later in Clausura 2000.

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Cosas locas: Peñarol vs Nacional, Clausura 2000

The Peñarol vs Nacional derby is the most important game in Uruguay and one of the fiercest rivalries in World football. On 26 November 2000 the two sides met in the Clausura championship, Nacional needed to win the game to damage Peñarol,s chances of becoming champions, Nacional took the lead but after Peñarol equalised the game degenerated into a brawl.

The game eventually finished 1-1, and Peñarol won the championship.

The two teams have a history of fighting, the 1990 derby game also degenerated into a brawl.

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Cosas locas: Not very friendly.

8 August 2009: Uruguayan side Peñarol hosted Argentine visitors Newell's Old Boys in a friendly match. After 40 minutes the game descended into a mass brawl after aggression from Peñarol midfielder Julio Mozzo towards Newell's player Diego Mateo. Eventually the Newell's Old Boys players left the field refusing to play on and the game was abandoned.

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Blooming vs Oriente Petrolero 2009

In August 2009 Bolivian sides Oriente Petrolero and Blooming met for the Santa Cruz derby. The game became notorious for an incident that started off with one of the most blatant professional fouls you will ever see from Oriente Petrolero's Uruguayan defender Leonardo Medina on Sergio Jáuregui. The referee was about to send off Medina when Jáuregui ran over to Medina and pushed him over, leaving the referee no choice but to send them both off.

As the players were leaving the field Jáuregui sprinted at Medina performing a flying kung-fu kick into his opponents neck, leaving Medina hospitalised for 12 days and earning himself a 9 month ban from football and some criminal charges. The game ended 2-2.

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