The South American Cup final here on Wednesday was stopped at half-time when players from Argentine side Tigre claimed they were attacked by Brazilian security forces in their dressing room. Tigre refused to emerge for the second half in the second leg tie against Sao Paulo with the game abandoned and the title awarded to the Brazilian team. Tigre defender Lucas Orban said police barged into their dressing room and threatened one of the club's players with a gun.

The Tigre players' claims were denied by a Brazilian military policeman. "No one was armed," commander Gonzaga told Brazilian media. Chilean referee Enrique Osses officially called off the game when the Argentinian players refused to take to the pitch for the second half with the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) awarding the title to Sao Paulo.

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