Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Second qualifying round - First Leg - Universidad de Chile v Internacional - Nacional Stadium, Santiago, Chile - February 4, 2020 Rioting Universidad de Chile soccer fans light a fire in the stands while the coaches of both teams watch the game REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean football fans set fire to seats, pelted police with missiles and vented their anger towards President Sebastian Pinera during a Copa Libertadores match at the National Stadium on Tuesday amid continuing social unrest in the country.
The match between Universidad de Chile and Brazil's Internacional, the first of a two-leg qualifying encounter, continued as firemen fought the blaze on the terraces, South American media reported.
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