Shocking! Samba fans throw a pig’s head onto the field in the big match between Corinthians and Palmeiras.
A Brazilian league soccer match between Sao Paulo rivals Corinthians and Palmeiras last weekend, which ended in a 2-0 victory for Corinthians, was marred by chaos when fans threw a pig’s head onto the pitch.
The incident occurred as Palmeiras were preparing to take a corner kick in the first half, when a fan threw a pig’s head from the stands into the penalty area, before Corinthians forward Yuri Alberto ran to kick the pig’s head out of bounds and the สมัคร ufabet game resumed, with Alberto scoring the winning goal for his team.
After the match, Alberto told the media that when something fell, he kicked it off the field. Then he realized it was a pig’s head. It was very heavy, like a cushion. He thought his leg was going to break.
Local media reported that police are investigating the incident, with two fans arrested and released.
As South American football journalist Tim Vickery posted on social media, it was a new thing for him, during the Sao Paulo derby between Corinthians and Palmeiras, when someone suddenly threw a pig’s head onto the pitch, because the symbol of Palmeiras is a pig.
The pig-heading incident recalls the time Barcelona fans threw a pig’s head onto the pitch in a show of hatred towards former midfielder Luis Figo, who left for rivals Real Madrid in 2002 and returned to Camp Nou for an El Clasico game.