At least one person died after police fired tear gas at fans outside Gimnasia’s stadium during the match against Boca Juniors.
Police also fired rubber bullets to try to stop supporters from entering the already packed stadium.
Calling off the match at the 9th minute saw fans escaping turmoil with them spilling into the pitch.
Buenos Aires security minister Sergio Berni confirmed there was one death and that they “died of cardiac arrest”.
Authorities at San Martin hospital in La Plata, the city where Gimnasia are based, also confirmed that a man died. As a result of cardiac arrest, the man died on his way to the hospital.
An estimated 10,000 fans were outside the 20,000-capacity stadium and unable to get in.
The police will open investigations into the sad incidence according to a police statement. With the police looking into over-selling of tickets to the stadium.
Fans were squeezing through fencing to try to get onto the pitch of the Juan Carmelo Zerillo stadium in LaPlata.
Referee Hernan Mastrangelo said: “It affected all of us on the field.
“The air became unbreathable. The situation got out of control and there were no security guarantees.”
The events in Argentina took place in the wake of the recent tragedy in Indonesia where at least 131 people died.
The disaster in Indonesia happened when police fired tear gas at fans who invaded the pitch after a game. Hundreds tried to flee through the exits, which caused a deadly stampede.
Recall that, The Football Association Of Indonesia (PSSI) expressed regret over the incident and informed that a team had left for Malang to begin a probe into the brawl that broke out after the game.
