Sao Paolo: Brazilian soccer fan dies, others injured in ambush by rival supporters
Brazilian authorities say a Cruzeiro soccer fan has died after a roadside ambush by rival supporters in São Paulo state.
The fan was confirmed dead at a hospital in the city of Mairipora, 46 kilometres north of Sao Paulo. Local media reports said at least 12 fans were injured in the same attack on Sunday morning.
The Cruzeiro fans were travelling back to Belo Horizonte by bus after their team’s 3-0 loss at Athletico Paranaense in the top-tier Brazilian league on Saturday.
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Footage on Brazilian TV showed a bus on fire and several Cruzeiro fans lying on the sidewalk as they were punched and hit with sticks.
Cruzeiro said on its social media channels that it “deeply regrets yet another incident of fan violence” in Brazil.
The club also said “several fans were wounded.”
Sao Paulo-based Palmeiras has not commented so far.
