By Wilson Florez
23 Feb 2024, 09:20 AM EST
Violence in Brazilian football has left a big stain this Wednesday, January 21. Until six Fortaleza players They were injured by rival fans. The fans of Sport Recife allegedly attacked the Brazilian team’s bus with stones and explosives.
This information has outraged Brazilian football. In the images you can see how the vehicle was destroyed and within it there are fabrics with blood from some Fortaleza footballers who were hit by projectiles from rival fans.
Kervin Andrade uploaded this video to social networks, showing that the bus traveling Fortaleza was attacked by Sport Recife fans, 6 players were injured. pic.twitter.com/TNvi4wpnzF
— Nelson Ferrer (@NelsonFerrer8) February 22, 2024
“(The vehicle) was attacked with explosive devices and stones by Sport fans at the exit of the Pernambuco Arena, after the game for the Northeast Cup,” the club from the state of Ceará reported in a statement.
The reports indicate that the Argentine center backs Gonzalo Escobar and Emanuel Brítez; the midfielder Luke Sasha; the defenders Titi and Dudu and the archer Joao Ricardo They were injured after the incident. However, none of them would have suffered a serious case.
The footballers were reportedly taken quickly to the nearest hospital in Recife, where their injuries were treated. At the scene they treated the bruises and cuts they suffered from the broken glass fragments from the bus windows.
“The Sport Club of Recife vehemently repudiates the acts of violence committed against the bus of the Fortaleza delegation“Wrote the rival Fortaleza team, the team that suffered the attacks at the exit of the stadium.
Accompanied by family members, athletes Gonzalo Escobar, Lucas Sasha, Dudu, Titi, João Ricardo and Emanuel Brítez are being endorsed by the Club’s Medical Department in their residences.
We will continue to update the list of all the professionals, which is receiving… pic.twitter.com/l76z21NsU6
— Fortaleza Esporte Clube 🦁 (@FortalezaEC) February 23, 2024
Sportingly, the match corresponded to the fourth day of the Non-Northeast Cup. Both teams faced each other in the Pernambuco Arena, a game in which Fortaleza managed to score points after Moisés’ goal at 45+1. Fortaleza was very close to taking all the points in the Arena, if it weren’t for Lopes’ penalty goal in the 87th minute.
Fortaleza is in first position in group B. The Brazilian team has a couple of wins, a draw and a loss. With seven units they lead the sector with one game left of their closest pursuers: Bay and Altos.
For its part, Sport Recife let a couple of home points slip away and with this it remains in the second position in group A. Even though they have the same 7 points as the leader, the Brazil Regatta Club He has one less game.
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