Video Viral of the Day: Pelotas, Gremio Fans Brawl After Final Whistle in Brazil

It's another big footie fight, complete with riot gear and police brutality.

Today's video comes to us from Brazil, where fans of crosstown rivals Pelotas and Gremio (both are based in the Brazilian city of Pelotas) started a free-for-all following the final whistle of Pelotas' 1-0 win on Sunday.

It all started when two Pelotas fans rushed the pitch (it was apparently quite an important Campeonato Brasileiro Serie D match) and celebrated in front of the Gremio fans.

Shockingly, Gremio's hardcore supporters took issue with that. They too stormed the pitch, and the free-for-all commenced.

That's when the riot police appeared. And they weren't messing around

As 101 Great Goals reports:

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Seconds after the Gremio fans laid a series of kicks on punches on their targets riot police quickly stepped in to clear house. Wielding batons like they were striking piñatas, the riot police aggressively set about pummelling all the supports into submission before making the reported eight arrests.

After the punch-up, Major Albuquerque (head of the Pelotas riot police) spun the following self-exonerating quotes. “After confirming that rival fans came into blows, the police acted quickly and managed to immobilise all the troublemakers. One man needed to go to hospital because of a broken nose. Otherwise the game was entirely peaceful. There were no major incidents, except after the final whistle.”

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Thanks a lot, there, Captain Obvious.

So, anyway, the lesson here is simple. Football fights are fun for the riot police.

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(h/t: 101GG)