A recorded video caught the exact moment when an iron plate from the Morumbis stadium, which belongs to São Paulo Futebol Clube, hits the club’s fans. The case occurred on the night of Wednesday (14), during the 1 × 1 draw between the Tricolor Paulista and Libertad, in a game valid for the Copa Libertadores de America.
In the record you can see that fans celebrate the goal scored by Lucca, young from the São Paulo base, in the final moments of the match. Meanwhile, the stadium structure of the upper stands yields and reaches those present in the ground floor sector.
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A 49 -year -old fan hit by the plate is hospitalized in the ICU after the accident. According to the victim’s son, Alexandre Edward, his father suffered severe skull fracture and is intubated. Already his brother, another person hit, also had a cranial fracture, but is in the emergency, conscious and awaits surgery.
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The incident occurred when fans in the upper stands beat the metal structure to celebrate the goal. Club Paulista stated that he analyzes the images to identify those responsible for the incident.
According to Sao Paulo Futebol Clube, a 49 -year -old man suffered a cut in his head and his 17 -year -old son had light abrasions. Initially, both were sent to Campo Limpo Hospital, following the service protocol for the situation. Subsequently, the club reported that the fans were released for transfer to Albert Einstein Hospital for additional examinations and care.
The son and brother of the injured detailed the moment when the accident occurred. “Me, my father and brother, we were watching the game. When Sao Paulo scored the goal, an iron plate from the stands fell into us. They were hit in the head, fainted on time, we called help but no one helped. I had to invade the field to get attention.
He criticized the distance from the first hospital to which his father was taken: “For you to understand, after all the chaos for my father to be rescued, he was taken to the Campo Limpo hospital, almost 7 kilometers away. Even with Albert Einstein at 600 meters.”
THE CNN He contacted Albert Einstein Hospital to get updates on the victim’s health and awaits a position.
This content was originally published in see when iron plate falls on the head of a fan on Morumbis on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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