Brazilian Soccer Player Updates on Injury After Goal Celebration Fall

Brazilian soccer player Jacy Maranhao provided a health update on Tuesday after a goal celebration led to a frightening fall during a match over the weekend. The 29-year-old defender and captain of Coritiba said he was trying to celebrate with his pregnant wife in the crowd after scoring against Chapecoense on August 9, 2026, at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira in Curitiba, Brazil. In the process, he jumped over a barrier on the pitch and fell through an open trap door leading to a tunnel, injuring his ankle.

Maranhao explained that he got carried away in the moment. "I scored the goal and wanted to celebrate with my wife because she's pregnant," he said, according to quotes reported by Brazilian outlet Globo. "But then I remembered it was my first goal at Couto Pereira stadium, and I also wanted to celebrate with the fans, but I hadn't remembered there was a moat there." He described the sensation of falling as feeling "like a dream when you're falling from a building."

The incident was compounded by a subsequent VAR review, which ruled Maranhao's goal offside, negating the score. Despite the injury, Maranhao was able to continue playing for the remainder of the first half....