Red card, red card: the chaos that took over Brazilian football

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In the match between Uberlândia and Mamoré in Brazil, in an under-20 meeting, a mass brawl broke out. According to Channel 14, the referee was forced to stop the match after about 40 minutes of chaos.

According to Ynet, the referee sent off 43 players and eight staff members, and six ball boys also joined the melee. According to Channel 14, chairs, stretchers and fists were used as weapons, until the military police had to intervene to take control of the violence.

According to Sport5, toilets were broken during the brawl, and the incident broke the Guinness record for red cards in a single match. According to Ynet, the previous record stood at 36 ejections.