Cerro Porteno (Paraguay) - Santos (Brazil) - Copa Libertadores - 01/06/2011

Source : AFP

Paraguay arrests football hooligans

Police in Paraguay arrested 61 hooligans after a Copa Libertadores semi-final encounter and have accused them of theft, vandalism and public disorder offences, police said on Thursday.
The incidents occurred on the fringes of the 3-3 draw between Paraguayan side Cerro Porteno and Brazilian outfit Santos, who qualified for the final having won the first leg 1-0.
The hooligans are accused of public disorder and theft from shops in the suburb of San Lorenzo, just outside the capital Asuncion.
They were travelling in two buses to Brazil when police, acting on complaints from shop owners in San Lorenzo, intervened. The hooligans have been questioned and could be charged.