Copa Libertadores derby between Gremio and Internacional descends into chaos with EIGHT red cards following stoppage-time brawl
- Eight reds were shown in Gremio and Internacional's Copa Libertadores match
- The match descended into chaos at the end when a two-team brawl broke out
- Four players were sent off in stoppage time following the unsavoury clashes
Gremio's Copa Libertadores group stage match against Internacional descended into chaos with eight red cards in stoppage time following a mass MMA-style brawl.
While the game finished 0-0, it was the ferocious bust-up at the finish that stole the headlines as Pepe, Luciano da Rocha Neves, Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva and Paulo Miranda were sent off for the hosts.
For Internacional, Edenilson, Moises Roberto Barbosa, Victor Cuesta and Bruno Conceciao Praxedes were given their marching orders before the final whistle for their involvement.
Lucio (left) and Edenilson (right) clashed as Gremio-Internacional descended into a mass brawl
The match passed without much incident until the 88th minute when the brawl broke out
Gremio's Paulo Miranda (left) had his shirt tipped into multiple pieces by Moises (right)
Referee Fernando Rapallini finished by showing eight red cards at the game's conclusion
Kicking, punching and firm holding were the offences which escalated a 0-0 into a match that became a war for the closing stages.
It was the first time these sides met in a Porto Alegre derby in the Copa Libertadores and tensions were running high.
The match had largely passed without incident until the 88th minute when tensions spilled over and referee Fernando Rapallini temporarily lost control.
The brawl began was a scrap broke out on the sideline and suddenly substitutes ran off the bench to get involved.
Substitutes got involved and the Porto Alegre derby was marred by the punching and kicking
Some players looked to restrain their team-mates as tensions spilled over towards the end
While the eight red cards caught the eye, it is far from a record for the Copa Libertadores.
Boca Juniors' meeting with Sporting Cristal in 1971 saw 19 dismissals in a match that will unlikely ever be beaten.
The brawl began between Gremio's Luciano and Internacional's Edenilson.
They were quickly joined by team-mates in scuffling as punches rained down and supporters were further riled up in a feverish atmosphere.
The actual result quickly became inconsequential but the 0-0 means that both sides are now level on points at the top of Group E with four group stage games remaining.
Four players from each team were sent off, one of which was from the bench for both sides
The match finished 0-0 and both sides are level on points in their Copa Libertadores group
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