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I don't want to paint all Chileans/South American's with the same brush when it comes to this stuff, but I have countless first hand experience with similar things on the local level...as in trying to intimidate the refs, going so far as to chase them off the field and confront them in the parking lot after.

As far as for playing against other teams, basically, do all they can to get an advantage on the field, the red cards last night are evident of that. They'll spit in your eyes step on your feet, curse to you...supposed all fair game. You give them a hard and fair challenge and they'll go diving and crying...and threatening you the rest of the game. Again, everything they do is in gamemanship, but any time you push back, its a soap opera and complete overreaction...both at the time, and in the aftermath...after the game, or in the parking lot when they have all sorts of backup.

I don't defend the police often in these sort of abuse issues, but again, having seen this garbage myself, guaranteed one or two members of the team provoked police in some way that would get you thrown in jail overnight here...when the cops push back, so let the dramatics begin, with other players overreacting out of control and pouring off the bus. The cops rightly so have to take control, quick, which they did....but it won't prevent the Chileans from completely blowing this out of proportion like they have, but basically deserving any treatment they got.