More than 100 fans have been arrested after violence erupted during a Copa Sudamericana match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile.

Fans were hospitalized and detained after violent attacks during a match in a stadium near Buenos Aires, prompting officials to cancel the game.

Argentine and Chilean soccer fans traded blame on Thursday after a pitched battle in a Buenos Aires stadium involving knives, sticks and stun grenades, which left 19 people injured, three seriously. More than 100 people were arrested over some of the worst sporting violence South America has seen in years.