SAO PAULO (Reuters) – One of Brazil’s greatest derby matches was cancelled shortly earlier than kick-off on Saturday, after gamers from Gremio had been damage when followers attacked their team coach on the best way to a sport towards metropolis rivals Internacional.
The match between the 2 primary golf equipment in Porto Alegre is understood as the Grenal however Gremio withdrew from the match at Inter’s Beira-Rio stadium after rocks smashing by coach home windows damage gamers.
Gremio posted an image of Mathias Villasanti being taken to hospital in an ambulance. It additionally confirmed images of smashed coach home windows and a rock greater than a fist it mentioned hit the Paraguayan midfielder.
“After the cowardly and absurd agression suffered by our delegation we have now advised the Gaucha Football Federation of our resolution to not go forward with the Grenal derby this Saturday,” Gremio mentioned.
Internacional mentioned it repudiated the violence and added that two suspects had been arrested.
It was the second time in three days {that a} coach carrying a Brazilian team had been attacked on its approach to a sport, after Bahia gamers had been hit earlier than Thursday evening’s match towards Sampaio Correa in Salvador.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
