Fans spilled onto the Gimnasia pitch as they tried to escape clashes outside the ground
Fans spilled onto the Gimnasia pitch as they tried to escape clashes outside the ground

One person died after police fired tear gas at fans outside of Gimnasia's stadium.

Police fired rubber bullets to try to keep people out of the ground.

Fans spilled onto the pitch after the game was stopped.

Berni said that the person died of cardiac arrest.

The San Martin hospital in La Plata, the city where Gimnasia are based, confirmed the death of a 57-year-old man who had a heart attack while being transported from the stadium to the hospital.

Thousands of fans were not able to get in the stadium.

Berni said there would be an investigation into the possibility of over selling tickets.

The fans were trying to get onto the field.

The referee said that it affected all of them.

The air became hard to breathe. The situation got out of hand.

The recent tragedy in Indonesia resulted in the events in Argentina.

There was a disaster in Indonesia when police fired tear gas at fans who invaded the pitch after a game and hundreds tried to flee.

Players cover their faces to stop being affected by tear gas
Players cover their faces to stop being affected by tear gas
Fans of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata affected by tear gas jump the fence into the field of play
Fans affected by tear gas jumped the fence into the field of play
Fans got through fencing to get onto the Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata
Fans got through fencing to get onto the Carmelo Zerillo stadium in La Plata
Fans of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata react in the field of play after being affected by tear gas
Fans recovered from the effects of tear gas on the pitch