Cruzeiro and Atlético-MG Final Ends With 23 Expulsions in Match Report
Cruzeiro beat Atlético-MG 1-0 in the Campeonato Mineiro final, but the match ended in a mass brawl that the referee’s match report says produced 23 expulsions. Monday at 2: 12 a. m. ET, the referee Matheus Candançan released a súmula that detailed violent actions by goalkeeper Everson and midfielder Christian, a document that matters because it lists the straight red cards that followed the melee.
Matheus Candançan’s súmula lists 23 expulsions
The referee Matheus Candançan wrote that his match report confirmed 23 expulsions after a generalized confusion at the end of the game at the Mineirão; the document says red cards were applied to players from both teams. In several entries Candançan described players being expelled “for, during the general fight, after the end of the match, striking and hitting with punches and kicks their opponents, ” and noted that the tumult prevented the presentation of the red card at the moment.
Cruzeiro’s Kaio Jorge scored before the bench-clearing brawl
Kaio Jorge scored the match’s only goal, giving cruzeiro the 1-0 victory in the final. The scoring detail appears in the broader accounts of the match and precedes the melee that broke out in stoppage time; the goal and the subsequent violence together decided both the title and an extraordinary disciplinary record.
Everson, Christian and Hulk at center of Mineirão melee
The referee’s document traces the origin of the fight to confrontations between goalkeeper Everson and midfielder Christian, noting that Everson “acted with brutality” after being struck and that Christian had struck Everson with his shin when the ball was in Everson’s possession. The match accounts describe Everson pushing and then kneeling over Christian, which prompted multiple Cruzeiro players to converge on the Atlético goalkeeper and set off widespread clashes.
Players named in the report and in match descriptions include Cássio, Fagner, Fabrício Bruno, João Marcelo, Villalba, Kauã Prates, Christian, Lucas Romero, Matheus Henrique, Walace, Gerson, Kaio Jorge, Everson, Gabriel, Delfim, Preciado, Lyanco, Ruan Tressoldi, Junior Alonso, Renan Lodi, Alan Franco, Alan Minda, Cassierra and Hulk. The referee noted specific incidents: Lucas Romero delivered a flying kick to Everson, Christian punched Lyanco and Junior Alonso responded with a flying kick, and Hulk both received and delivered punches and kicks during the fracas.
Match coverage says the game was interrupted for more than ten minutes when there were only 30 seconds left of six minutes of added time, and security from both clubs and the Military Police intervened to try to restore order. The referee wrote that he requested police protection during the disturbance because the situation required outside assistance to contain the players.
The referee’s súmula was released in the early hours of Monday, and it contains detailed wording about the violent actions and the resulting expulsions. The match report does not include a timetable for any disciplinary hearings or further decisions; no specific date or time for disciplinary action is listed in the document.
