The Coritiba x Cruzeiro match was stopped in the final stretch after a fight between fans of the two teams on the pitch; game has been restarted
The match between Coritiba It is cruise last Saturday, the 11th, was marked by confusion among fans of both teams on the lawn of the Durival Britto stadium, for the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship.
In short, the referee Bráulio da Silva Machado explained the decision to resume the match after the fight. The game returned to the 45th minute of the second half, when the match was stopped shortly after Coxa’s goal, for the six minutes of stoppage time.
“There was a widespread invasion by fans who were located in the specific sector of the visiting fans, Cruzeiro SAF, who left towards the sector destined for the fans of the home team. In a continuous act, part of the fans of the home team, Coritiba SAF, also invaded the field (…) generating a widespread confrontation”, reported the referee in summary.
“During the evacuation of the playing field, we noticed the intervention of the military police and security guards to contain the invasion and disperse the invaders outside the vicinity of the playing field. I inform you that during the 30 protocol minutes, we contacted the operation commander. He told us the procedures and actions carried out during the stoppage of the match. The commander tells us, at this moment, that the military police had dispersed from the surroundings of the playing field, in addition to removing both fans, mentioned by him as ‘organized’, from the stadium”, followed the document.
In view of the events that occurred this Saturday afternoon (11), at the Durival de Britto Stadium, at the end of the match between Coritiba x Cruzeiro, for the 34th round of the Brasileirão, the Coritiba Foot Ball Club comes out to vehemently repudiate the field invasion initiated by the fans from Cruzeiro,… pic.twitter.com/YK41k19SXh
— Coritiba (@Coritiba) November 11, 2023
According to Bráulio da Silva Machado’s report, Cruzeiro fans were led to the exit of Curitiba. Members of Coxa’s organizations were escorted to the fans’ headquarters. After the release of the Military Police, the game was resumed.
“Visiting fans were escorted to buses and taken out of the city. The fans of the local team involved, likewise, were taken and escorted to their headquarters. Having said that, the commander asks us for another five minutes to carry out a sweep and inspection in the vicinity of the playing field, to later guarantee safety”, continued in the summary.
“After the requested time, the commander informed us that security had been fully reestablished, that there was no damage to the fences, and also placed a “cordon of police officers around the pitch”, thus guaranteeing total security for the match to resume. (…) I highlight that until the closing of this summary, we were not informed of the identification of those involved in the confrontation”, concluded Bráulio.
Source: sportbuzz
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