Fan Dies in Violent Clash Between Vasco Da Gama, Flamengo Supporters

A fan was reportedly shot and killed after violence broke out between supporters of Vasco da Gama and Flamengo on Saturday. Brazil's Globo Esporte (h/t Aaron Flanagan of the Sunday Mirror) reported a 27-year-old man "was killed after being shot in the chest as riots commenced."

The game, a Rio derby, was attended by Liverpool playmaker and former Vasco star Philippe Coutinho.

Flanagan noted Coutinho was "welcomed to the ground by Vasco's president and watched the game from a VIP box."

However, trouble began at the Estadio Vasco da Gama after Flamengo won the derby 1-0, per Flanagan. It was the club's first win there in nearly half a century. Riots broke out in the stands and outside the ground as supporters also clashed with the police.

Sixteen-year-old Real Madrid signee Vinicius Junior was among the players who fled the pitch, while tear gas was used and "homemade bombs" were thrown, per Flanagan.

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The victim has yet to identified, according to Andrew Downie of Reuters. Downie noted a gunfight erupted following the match and that three others were also injured, although they have since been released from hospital.

The violence prompted an apology from Vasco president Eurico Miranda, per ESPN.co.uk: "What happened here is not Vasco. I am asking for apologies in the name of Vasco. Actually, what happened here is something that has no justification."