Flamengo party ends with tear gas

Flamengo, who won this year’s Copa Libertadores and Copa do Brasil titlescelebrated their victories this Sunday with thousands of fans in downtown Rio de Janeiro, but the party ended early due to riots.

In a giant truck the members of Flamengo, including Gabigol and Arturo Vidal -except for Everton Ribeiro and Pedrosummoned by the Brazilian team for the World Cup in Qatar, where they traveled to Turin- a party came to life reminiscent of what happened in the streets of the city during the Carnival of Rio, full of music, joy and great enthusiasm .

On the streets of Rio a crowd of smiling fans wearing red and black shirts of the main soccer club of this city and accompanied their idols from the beginning of the morning.

However, in the early morning there was a disturbance between the attendees and the Police which accompanied the celebration was forced to use tear gas to calm the spirits of the fans.

Witnesses to the incident said there were injuries, according to local media, but authorities did not confirm this.

On October 29, Flamengo won their third continental title by defeating fellow Brazilians Atlético Paranaense 1-0 in the Libertadores final played in Guayaquil (Ecuador), with a goal from striker Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’ . A week earlier, the Rio de Janeiro club lifted the Brazil Cup after defeating Corinthians on penalties in the final.

Gabigol was certainly one of the stars this Sunday, when he received the number 10 shirt worn by Diego Ribas the day before, who retired from the courts.

Gabigol was applauded by his fans, who also booed Brazilian coach Adenor Leonardo Bacchi ‘Tite’ for not being included in the list for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.