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03/09 09:33 CDT 23 red cards and police intervention as mass brawl mars end of
title match in Brazil
23 red cards and police intervention as mass brawl mars end of title match in
Brazil
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) --- Twenty-three players were shown a red card as a
lengthy brawl requiring the intervention of military police marred the final
seconds of a Brazilian soccer match between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro.
Former Brazil forward Hulk was among the players sent off following the
violence that lasted more than a minute and spread from one end of the field
toward the other as substitutes, members of coaching staff and security also
weighed in.
"We need to acknowledge our mistakes and learn from them," Hulk wrote on
Instagram on Monday. "What happened yesterday does not represent the values
??that soccer should embody. Rivalry is part of the sport, but respect must
always prevail over any emotion."
It was sparked by a challenge by Cruzeiro midfielder Christian on Atletico
goalkeeper Everson, who responded by rugby-tackling his opponent to the ground
and dropping both knees into his head.
That led to a mass fight as players from both teams piled in, punching and
kicking each other. In footage shared across social media, Hulk, who plays for
Atletico, was seen punching an opponent on the back of the head then getting
kicked in the chest.
"I apologize to everyone who was in the stadium, to those who watched it on
television, and especially to the children who look up to football. What we saw
on the pitch is not the example we want to set," Hulk added.
According to statistics provided by the teams, Cruzeiro had 12 players sent off
and Atletico had 11.
Cruzeiro wound up winning 1-0 in the Campeonato Mineiro final to become state
champion in Minas Gerais.
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AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
