The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) expressed its outrage at the violent episodes that occurred on Sunday in two stadiums in the country, with attacks and field invasions by fans.
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The governing body of Brazilian soccer stated in a note that it expects the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) “to act with the necessary rigor to punish those responsible for the shocking scenes” experienced in the first and second divisions.
The events occurred at Ceará-Cuibá, in the first division, and Sport Recife-Vasco da Gama, in the second.
Both matches ended 1-1 and had to be called off before the full discount was reached after serious incidents were reported in the stands that were later moved onto the pitch.
In Fortaleza, the altercations forced some Ceará fans to flee to the lawn of the Arena Castelao with their small children in their arms, according to images released on television.
Later, another group of ultras also arrived on the field and surrounded some of the Ceará soccer players, who ran towards the locker room tunnel.
In Recife, Sport fans also invaded Ilha do Retiro from different points and even attacked some Vasco players and workers who were in the stadium.
“A firefighter and a firefighter who were working near a gate continued to be attacked even with the woman lying on the ground,” said the referee’s report, which decreed the end of the match early due to the “totally impossible environment for practice of football”.
And the Goiás-Corinthians were not disputed
The CBF also regretted the suspension of the Goiás-Corinthians, which was scheduled to be played on Sunday, but in the end it did not even start “to avoid conflicts between fans” of both clubs.
The president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, stated in the note that they are “outraged” with the images seen in the two matches of the first and second division of the Brazilian Championship.
“We hope that the STJD takes a hard position. We put ourselves in the place of the parents of that fainted child in Fortaleza. We hope that the court imposes drastic punishments. Brazilian soccer no longer has room for violence and setbacks,” said the leader.
