Flamengo, who this year won the titles of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa de Brasilcelebrated his victories this Sunday along with thousands of fans in the center of Rio de Janeiro, but the party ended early due to riots.
On a giant truck, the members of Flamengo, including Gabigol and Arturo Vidal -except Everton Ribeiro and Pedrosummoned by the Brazilian team for the World Cup in Qatar, with whom they traveled to Turin, lived a party that recalled the one that is lived in the streets of the city during the Rio Carnival, full of music, joy and great enthusiasm.
Police and a Flamengo fan
In the streets of Rio a crowd of smiling fans donned the red and black shirt of the main soccer club of this city and accompanied his idols from the beginning of the morning.
However, in the early afternoon There were disturbances between the attendees and the Police accompanying the celebration was forced to use tear gas to calm the fans.
A Flamengo fan runs amid tear gas
Witnesses to the events mentioned that some people were injured, according to local media, but the authorities have not confirmed this.
On October 29, Flamengo won its third continental title by beating fellow Brazilian Atlético Paranaense 1-0 in the final of the Libertadores played in Guayaquil (Ecuador), with a goal from striker Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’. A week earlier, the Rio de Janeiro club had lifted the Brazilian Cup after defeating Corinthians on penalties in the final.
Arturo Vidal and Gabigol, with the Libertadores and the Brazilian Cup (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Precisely Gabigol was one of the protagonists this Sunday, when he received the number 10 shirt that Diego Ribas wore until the day before, who retired from the courts.
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Gabigol was applauded by his fans, who also booed the Brazilian coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi ‘Tite’ for not including him in the list for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
