Argentines And Chileans Star A Mass Brawl In Copacabana

[camberiu]

Crowds from the two countries met in Copacabana beach and start exchanging insults. Chileans started making jokes about the Malvinas and Argentines responded with comments about Pinochet. Soon enough beer cans started flying and the whole thing turned into a mass fist fight.


Chilenos e argentinos se enfrentam em Copacabana, mas americanos separam

 

[camberiu]

The Chileans were allegedly carrying a banner with this image, which is what may have started the fight:

 

[EdRooney]

I was likewise embarrassed/offended watching the post-match interview with Sampaoli (Chile's DT). All of the questions were nice enough, but then an Argentine reporter stands up and says "We Argentines all take pride in this since you're Argentine..." So what... the guy's from Arg, but it's Chile's victory!

Is there nothing some Argentines don't want to co-opt? Just let the Chileans have their moment in the sun for crissakes. Argentine exceptionalism at its finest.

 

[Joe]

We need Ajo's diplomatic skills back here to bring peace and brotherly love back to the Southern Cone.

 

[MDZ]

The question is where was the police? They are fighting for two hours (!!!) and no police arrived to stop the fight? It is obvious that the police there is not prepared for a world cup or to busy attacking Brazilians with tear gas elsewhere.

 

[camberiu]

The question is where was the police? They are fighting for two hours (!!!) and no police arrived to stop the fight? It is obvious that the police there is not prepared for a world cup or to busy attacking Brazilians with tear gas elsewhere.

Although I do not disagree with your assessment of the police, I do think that they were probably present, watching and having a blast seeing the Argentines getting their asses kicked.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

I was likewise embarrassed/offended watching the post-match interview with Sampaoli (Chile's DT). All of the questions were nice enough, but then an Argentine reporter stands up and says "We Argentines all take pride in this since you're Argentine..." So what... the guy's from Arg, but it's Chile's victory!

Is there nothing some Argentines don't want to co-opt? Just let the Chileans have their moment in the sun for crissakes. Argentine exceptionalism at its finest.

It wasn't a reporter. It was a Camporista.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Crowds from the two countries met in Copacabana beach and start exchanging insults. Chileans started making jokes about the Malvinas and Argentines responded with comments about Pinochet. Soon enough beer cans started flying and the whole thing turned into a mass fist fight.


Chilenos e argentinos se enfrentam em Copacabana, mas americanos separam

Surprising the Argentines didn't boast about Videla and Massera.

 

[MDZ]

Although I do not disagree with your assessment of the police, I do think that they were probably present, watching and having a blast seeing the Argentines getting their asses kicked.

... or waiting for their bribe before moving in.

 

[camberiu]

... or waiting for their bribe before moving in.

Possible, but unlikely. For many Brazilians, watch Argentines being beaten by chileans is priceless. For everything else (including bribes), there is MasterCard.