Brazilian soccer team bus pelted with rocks, players injured

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Published February 26, 2022 5:07 PM

By MAURICIO SAVARESE
AP Sports Writer

SAO PAULO (AP) — A soccer derby in southern Brazil was postponed after fans injured several players by throwing rocks at their team bus. The soccer body in Rio Grande do Sul state said in a statement it had made the decision about the Internacional vs. Gremio match after Gremio players were hurt near the Beira Rio stadium. Gremio chairman Romildo Bolzan did not give a number of players who had been injured. Bolzan added Paraguayan midfielder Mathias Villasanti had a head trauma and was taken to a hospital, but has since recovered.

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