Maracanã Sees Tension Rise in Fluminense vs. Red Bull Bragantino Match
Maracanã was the stage for “regrettable scenes” in the closing stretch of Fluminense vs. Red Bull Bragantino this Friday (17), in the 19th round of the Brasileirão.
Massa Bruta were leading (1-0) and the clock had already reached the 47th minute of the second half — with another seven minutes of stoppage time still to come.
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The clash ended with two red cards and three yellow cards before Tricolor escaped defeat at Maracanã.
A ‘normal’ foul turns into a brawl 😨
An attempt to push forward turned into a foul by Cannobio on Lucas Barbosa.
Eager to see the rival take the free kick as quickly as possible, the Fluminense forward picked up the ball and his opponent didn’t like it.
That was the start of the trouble.
What followed was a series of shoves.
And the emergence of the “main characters” John Kennedy and Fabinho.
The Massa Bruta midfielder had come on just two minutes earlier and had already clashed with Hulk.
JK and Fabinho traded punches while being pulled apart and then “came back” for more.
Both were eventually sent off by referee Davi de Oliveira Lacerda, from Espírito Santo.
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The yellow cards went to Fluminense’s Ignácio and Freytes. And to Mosquera, from Massa Bruta.
The nine minutes of added time became fourteen thanks to five more being added.
Tricolor kept up the pressure against an opponent already down to ten men.
And the search for an equalizer paid off with Ignácio’s goal in the 58th minute.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.