A Brazilian footballer in Gremio, from Porto Alegre, was injured by a mobile phone while celebrating a goal on Saturday and was forced to leave the field for medical treatment.
Lucas Silva was celebrating Gremio's third goal in his 3-0 victory over city rivals Internacional when he was hit in the face with a phone thrown from the stands.
OBJETO ARREMESSADO|
Câmera do SBT flagrou o momento em que um torcedor arremessa um objeto em direção aos jogadores do Grêmio e acerta o volante Lucas Silva.
O jogador teve ferimentos na boca e no nariz.
#sbtRioGrande pic.twitter.com/o0k4wchcRs
— SBT RS (@sbtrs) March 19, 2022
"Substitute Lucas Silva is bleeding after being hit by a mobile phone," Gremio said in the match report on Twitter.
A video clip of the incident showed the 29-year-old former Real Madrid and Olympique de Marseille midfielder bleeding from his mouth.
📱 An Internacional fan threw his mobile phone at Gremio players during the celebration of Diego Sousa's goal and Lucas Silva was exposed. #LucasSilva pic.twitter.com/O2eH9ghDKM
— ViVA SPORT (@ViVA__SPORT) March 20, 2022
The attack occurred in the 79th minute of the Rio Grande do Sul state championship semi-final.
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— ViVA SPORT (@ViVA__SPORT) March 20, 2022
After the match, the player confirmed through his personal account on Twitter that he was fine, despite his injury to the mobile phone.
Apesar desse episódio de covardia do "celular", estou bem.
Grande vitória e passo importante rumo a final!!!
pic.twitter.com/rcgqnOe5DW
— Lucas Silva (@16LucasSilva) March 19, 2022
This is the second serious incident in a match between the two teams in less than a month.
A match between Gremio and Internacional was canceled moments before it kicked off in February when fans attacked Gremio's bus, which was on its way to the Internacional stadium.
The two teams meet again in the second leg of the semi-finals at Gremio Stadium on Wednesday.