A fan of Palmeiraswho will play the final of the Libertadores Cup against him Flamengodied this Friday in Lima after falling from an open-top bus when he was heading to a rally with other Verdao followers, according to local media reports.
The fan, identified as Caue Brunelli, 38, was traveling along the Lima beach circuit, known as the Costa Verde, in a convertible tourist bus full of Palmeiras fans when he fell to the pavement, near the district of Barranco, according to the Latina and ATV channels based on reports from the police and the municipal security service (urban guard).
Some reports indicate that the victim was drunk and jumped from the roof of the bus in a fall where he hit the structure of a bridge, although this has not yet been confirmed by local authorities. At the scene of the incident, his colleagues stopped the vehicle and lifted it off the asphalt to drive it to the Maison de Santé clinic in the neighboring district of Chorrillos,
Flamengo fans, in the preview of the Libertadores final
Several of Brunelli’s friends remained at the medical center after his death was confirmed, waiting for the authorities, according to the report from the ATV Noticias program. In the last few hours, the city of Lima has received thousands of Palmeiras fans, as well as Flamengo fans, to attend the long-awaited match on Saturday in which the champion of the 2025 Copa Libertadores will be defined at the Monumental stadium.
In the district of Miraflores, the red and black Flamengo fans have gathered and in the neighboring Barranco a green tide of Palmeiras gathered in the midst of an atmosphere of celebration and joy for the football match.
