200 Peñarol fans detained after clashes in Rio

More than 200 supporters of Uruguayan club Penarol were detained Wednesday after clashing with law enforcement ahead of their team's Copa Libertadores semifinal match against Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro police said.

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