Football fans clash with churchgoers over stadium plaza

Police used tear gas to break up the confrontation in Lima.

Alianza Lima fans fight with members of an evangelical church (Norman Cordova/Andina News Agency via AP)

By Associated Press Reporters

Peruvian police have been called in to break up clashes between football fans and members of an evangelical church in a dispute over who owns a sprawling plaza in front a stadium.

Hundreds of members of the Upper Room church wearing yellow construction helmets arrived in buses and began painting walls, covering images of famed players from the Alianza Lima club.