After Brazil was officially awarded the 2014 World Cup last Tuesday, sparking joyous celebrations from Rio to Sao Paulo, you would imagine its club teams would be on their best behavior - especially after doubts were raised about its suitability as hosts. Not a bit of it.
The following day, a series of confrontations marred the game between Atletico Paranaense and Gremio in the Brazilian championship, with Atletico winning 2-0. After one of the Gremio's players, midfielder Tcheco, was sent off, he left the field and clashed with Atletico director Mario Cesar Petraglia. A shoving match followed.
Then, a Gremio player aimed a karate kick at Atletico midfielder Claiton while he was being interviewed for TV. A fight broke out and order was eventually restored (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee30znrpwds).
But that wasn't the end of it. On Thursday, hostilities resumed when Petraglia was attacked at the airport by a member of the Gremio delegation while waiting to fly back to Sao Paulo.
"I was reading my newspaper when they went for me, with physical and moral offences," claimed Petraglia on the club's website.
Roll on 2014!
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