🎥 Sport ultras storm training ground, striker attacked | OneFootball

This Wednesday afternoon (16) was marked by the invasion of members of a Sport organization at the club's training center.

The group made demands and threatened the athletes due to the poor campaign in the Brazilian Championship. There was even aggression.

The Lion is the lantern of the BR since the second round. It has not yet won and has only three points in 12 matches played - two were postponed.

Recovering from an injury, striker Pablo, ex-São Paulo and Athletico, even received a slap and a pull.

One of the videos circulating on social media shows one of the fans present saying that "All of them have a criminal record".

Sport stated that it had prior knowledge that the members of the organization were in the external area of the José de Andrade Médicis training center.

But was negatively surprised by the subsequent invasion with a damaged gate.

In an official note, the club highlighted the "absolutely unacceptable behaviors" after the incident. (see the full note below).

The Military Police clarified to ge that "the act took place peacefully, without the need for police intervention."

And that "there were no relevant incidents during the protest."

📝 See Sport's official note:

"Sport Club do Recife vehemently repudiates the invasion that occurred on Wednesday afternoon (16) at the José de Andrade Médicis Training Center, promoted by members of organized fans. During the episode, there was coercion against athletes, members of the technical committee, and club employees — absolutely unacceptable behaviors.

The Club informs that it will take all necessary measures to identify and punish those responsible, with the support of the competent authorities.

Sport emphasizes that it had prior knowledge of the presence of fans in the external area of the training center and had organized itself to listen to their demands, with the participation of all members of the football department.

However, in an unacceptable manner, there was an invasion of the training center's premises, with damage to the access gate and intimidation of professionals in an environment that should be protected for work and for the physical integrity of all.

There was private security at the location, and the Military Police were called, arriving at the training center still during the incident.

Sport reinforces its commitment to the safety of its employees and fans and will continue to work firmly to promote a culture of peace in all its activities, inside and outside the field."

Sport's schedule 📅

The next challenge for the Red-Black team will be on Sunday (20), when they will host Botafogo at Ilha do Retiro.

The sequence will have matches against Vitória (F), Santos (C), and Bahia (C).

The duel of this 14th round would be against Atlético, but the Minas Gerais team has a commitment to the South American playoffs.

The other postponed match was against Fluminense, for the 12th round, due to the presence of Tricolor in the Club World Cup.

Sport faces a 15-game winless streak in the sum of all competitions.

It has not won since the first leg of the Pernambuco Championship final on March 22.

There are 11 defeats and four draws since then.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.