A wild scene erupted in the game between Gremio Porto Alegre and Avenida after a Luis Suarez free-kick. Even the military police had to intervene.
Porto Alegre (Brasilien) – Brainstorm or unfair action? Altstar is now leaving Luis Suarez (36) in the late fall of his career for Gremio Porto Alegre chasing goals in Brazil. The former World Cup biter still seems to magically attract controversy. On Sunday even the military police had to intervene.
The situation escalated after Luis Suarez’s (36) free-kick. © Screenshot/Twitter/tudo_degremio
The former world-class clipper only moved to the neighboring country from the Uruguayan first division team Club Nacional in January, and he immediately impressed with a hat-trick on his debut in the regional Supercup.
But the long-time Barca goalgetter doesn’t just make headlines in terms of football. At the weekend he triggered a wild pack formation in the 2-0 win against Avenida.
In the 55th minute, Suarez won a free-kick near the opponents’ corner flag, then reacted with lightning speed and served his colleague in the middle, after which Franco Cristaldo (26) finally marked the 1-0 lead.
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At this point, however, the Avenida kickers were still upset with the referee about the foul play and were therefore unsorted. The referee didn’t care much, he let the goal count and thus sparked additional displeasure among the guests.
The players surrounded the referee, who didn’t hesitate and sent central defender Micael (36) off the field with yellow-red.
Video of the chaotic scenes after Luis Suarez’s free-kick on Twitter
The military police intervene, Gremio Porto Alegre wins
Luis Suarez (36) has been playing for Gremio Porto Alegre in Brazil since January. © SILVIO AVILA / AFP
However, he only added fuel to the fire when he was sent off and the angry team from Santa Cruz do Sul could hardly calm down. In the hustle and bustle, the referee even lost his yellow card.
The soldiers of the military police who were present rushed onto the lawn and stood protectively in front of the referee team to prevent further attacks.
The drastic measure quickly had an effect, and the waves gradually calmed down. As a result, the referees also sent Avenida defender Marcão (26) under the shower early on, while Gremio celebrated the goal.
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With a double advantage, Suarez and Co. didn’t have much time left, shortly before the end Everton Galdino (25) put the lid on it.
In any case, the team from Porto Alegre is currently doing extremely well, in the league the club greets them from the top of the table with seven wins from seven games.