Three people have died following clashes between fans of rival Honduran sides Olimpia and Motagua as violence inside and outside of the stadium also left 10 people injured including former Glasgow Celtic defender Emilio Izaguirre.
Izaguirre, 33, was among three players to be injured as stones were thrown at the Motagua team bus outside of the stadium in Tegucigalpa. The player later shared an image of his with a bandage over his eye, explaining that he had received injuries as a result of broken glass but that they were "nothing serious" and that the "danger is over".
He also expressed his sorrow for the fans who lost their lives in the clashes. Izaguirre's Motagua teammates Roberto Moreira and Jonathan Rougier also required hospital treatment after the clashes.
Police used tear gas to separate rioting fans before the fixture was canceled amid an escalation in the violence, which saw seven people suffering injuries from knives and gunshot. One of the dead was reported to be a child.
Tragic events in Honduran derby between Motagua and Olimpia, so far local news has reported three dead as an attack on Motagua team bus led to reprisals by Police which caused panic inside stadium. pic.twitter.com/EmDjvz0uMm
— Ralph Hannah (@paraguayralph) August 18, 2019