Gaucho Championship: Man invades field with child on his lap – 03/26/2023 – Sport

A fan wearing an Internacional shirt invaded the field with a child on his lap after the end of the match between Internacional and Caxias, in Porto Alegre, and attacked a Caxias player on the night of this Sunday (26).

The broadcast of the game shows widespread confusion after the end of the match, with field invasions and aggression between players of both teams. The Internacional athletes were revolted by the defeat and celebration of the Caxias players, victorious after a 1-1 draw in normal time and 5-4 on penalties.

The fan with the child on his lap invaded the lawn and reached players from the winning team while Beira-Rio officials tried to reach him. He kicked and punched an athlete from Caxias, who had his back turned to him, in the head. The man was also carrying a small pink children’s backpack, which fell to the ground during the assault. The child was wearing an Inter shirt.

Internacional published a note expressing “repudiation for the episodes that occurred after the end of this Sunday’s match.” According to the statement, the club says that “it is working to identify the invaders, and that the images from the Beira-Rio camera circuit will be made available to the authorities and used in future internal sanctions.” The note ends by saying that the club “reinforces that it does not agree with the attitude taken by a minority of the fans present at the confrontation”.

The report was unable to contact the Brigada Militar, the military police of Rio Grande do Sul, to confirm whether the man was detained after the aggression. The tutelary council of Porto Alegre did not receive any communication or complaint about what happened.

Internacional was defeated by the visiting team after a 1-1 draw (the first leg had the same score) and after wasting one of the kicks. The game was valid for the semifinal of the Campeonato Gaúcho, and Caxias will play the final against Grêmio, without a confirmed date.