South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL has postponed two continental club matches in Colombia following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 164 people and caused widespread destruction across the country.
Deportes Tolima’s Copa Libertadores round of 16 first-leg match against Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle, scheduled for Tuesday in Ibague, and Wednesday’s Copa Sudamericana clash between Independiente Santa Fe and Argentina’s River Plate in Bogota have both been suspended.
CONMEBOL said new dates and venues for the matches would be announced later.
The decision came as Colombia continued to deal with the aftermath of Monday’s earthquake, which struck western Colombia and caused severe damage in several parts of the country.
The disaster prompted a major rescue and relief operation as authorities assessed collapsed buildings and other damaged infrastructure.
