Pitched battle in Brazil – El Diario NY

The Curitiba classic between Coritiba and Athletico Paranaense, which has many episodes of violence over the yearsadded this Saturday a new chapter that exposes one of the most unfortunate sides of football and, especially, of this sport in South America.

They faced each other for the fifth round of the Paranaense Championship, a competition that pits clubs from the state of Paraná against each other and has these two teams, precisely, as the top champions.

However, the most controversial thing happened when the match ended where there was a complaint of racism and a pitched battle with pineapples, flying kicks, players and collaborators on the floor, and the intervention of the military police.

The classic from the Curitiba area animated one of the state championships, the Paranaense Championship. Both teams had the opportunity to approach the top of the tournament. But, there were no goals, but the action was after the match where many players participated in the brawl.

Before, in the middle of the match, an Athletico Paranaense player, central defender Léo, denounced racist chants by Coritiba fans. He let the referee know and even reported it to rival players to try to calm the atmosphere, but there was no case. look here the Video.

Classic between Coritiba and Athletico Paranaense

It all started when the Paranaense goalkeeper, Mycael, argued with one of the players on the Coritiba substitute bench. And then everything went haywire because both ended up on the ground, as did others involved.

But the situation got worse. The players punched each other. Although, several different areas of confrontation were set up. After what happened with Mycael, another Paranaense player, Felipinho, tried to confront several rivals from Coritiba. Then, the one involved was the left back Fernando, wanting to face some footballers like Josué and Jamerson.

After this fight in the middle of the field, the incidents moved to the area of ​​the exit door from the field to the locker room where the Colombian Sebastián Gómez wanted to confront some Paranaense players, although everything ended without further ado. In any case, in all conflict centers, the military police intervened.

Due to these incidents, it is likely that some players will receive significant sanctions that will prevent them, at a minimum, from stopping participating in the Paranaense Championship. look here the Video.