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Boca-River match suspended after players attacked with pepper spray

Xinhua, May 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Copa Libertadores match between local rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate was suspended on Thursday after River players were attacked by fans with pepper spray.

The round-of-16 second leg was called off at halftime with the scores 0-0 at the Bombonera stadium.

River, who won the first leg 1-0, needed only a draw to progress to the quarterfinals of South America's premier club competition.

"The match between Boca Juniors and River Plate has been suspended. The second half could not restart," South American football governing body Conmebol said on Twitter.

The players affected by the spray were Leonardo Ponzio, Matias Kranevitter, Ramiro Funes Mori and Leonel Vangioni, according to local press reports.

Funes Mori was captured by television cameras screaming, "I can't see, I can't see. I'm burning." Endi