Brawl breaks out on Copacabana Beach between rival Boca Juniors and Fluminense fans ahead of Copa Libertadores final, with Argentine fan 'arrested for throwing bottles at police'

A Boca Juniors instrumentality has reportedly been arrested and accused of throwing bottles astatine constabulary aft Copacabana Beach played big to a brawl betwixt 2 sets of fans.

Boca Juniors and Fluminense supporters reportedly fought connected nan formation successful Rio de Janeiro connected Thursday which saw a conflict break retired featuring dozens of people.

The 2 teams are group to spell head-to-head successful the Copa Libertadores last connected Saturday successful nan city, pinch Juniors supporters travelling crossed South America from Argentina to Brazil for nan game.

According to Ioda Valley News, nan ambiance astatine nan beach, being utilized arsenic a 'fan zone', was friends earlier nan altercation, pinch constabulary having to get involved.

Another Boca instrumentality was reportedly arrested for kicking a canine and trying to onslaught different man.

Footage shared connected societal media appeared to show dozens of fans stepping peacefully connected nan formation earlier a group of group ran from 1 guidance of nan formation to nan other.

Several group began to retreat, but it is clear that fights are taking spot pinch a number of group progressive successful beingness altercations.

The extremity of nan footage shows a number of emergency power vehicles coming astatine nan beach, pinch proceedings yet seemingly calming down, though limb constabulary were besides seemingly involved.

It's not clear if 1 group of fans attacked different aliases if nan onslaught was targeted, but it is believed that nan mostly of group connected nan formation were either Boca Juniors of Fluminense fans.

The build-up to nan crippled had already been marred pinch Boca players reportedly losing their luggage upon presence successful Brazil.

According to BNN, 5 suitcases were not loaded onto nan team's formation which caused a lengthy hold successful their travels/

In Saturday's final, which will beryllium held at Maracana Stadium successful Rio de Janeiro, will spot Boca bid to effort and triumph their seventh title, pinch Fluminense chasing their first.

The title is akin to Europe's Champions League tournament, but is played earlier nan extremity of nan home play successful some Argentina and Brazil. The likes of Edinson Cavani and Marcelo are expected to characteristic successful nan final.