Security minister Luis Cordero confirmed the postponement between Chile’s two most popular teams after a report by the Carabineros – the local police – cited unsafe conditions for tomorrow’s match.

The stampede occurred when home fans tried to enter the Monumental stadium in Santiago before Colo Colo’s Group E Copa Libertadores match against Brazilian side Fortaleza.

The victims, a 13-year-old boy and an 18-year-old female, were crushed by a fence near the stadium.

Colo Colo fans took to the pitch in protest at the deaths, with the game still 0-0 in the second half.

South American football’s governing body, Conmebol, later cancelled the match.

A local Supercopa match between Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile in January was also postponed due to security concerns.