Brazilian U20 brawl prompts disputed total of 51 or 53 dismissals

A mass brawl during a Brazilian under-20 semifinal prompted the referee to record either 51 or 53 dismissals, depending on which account of his report is followed. Uberlândia later announced it would withdraw from the competition, allowing Mamoré to advance to the final. The match was the first leg of a Minas Gerais State Championship Second Division semifinal between Uberlândia and Mamoré. Mamoré led 3-1 in stoppage time when a goal celebration by its player Davi was followed by a confrontation with the Uberlândia bench and a brawl involving players and team staff. Reports also describe security personnel and other people at the stadium becoming involved. The altercation ended the match and followed an earlier interruption of about 40 minutes. That stoppage came after Uberlândia officials entered the field to protest a sending-off, according to reports citing the referee’s account. The game resumed before the later confrontation. Accounts of the referee Fernando Patrick Drosghic Modesto’s report differ on the total number of dismissals. Two reports say he recorded 51: 43 players and eight staff members, including three players sent off before the brawl and 48 dismissals...