The semifinal of the Pernambuco Championship between Santa Cruz e Sport It has been surrounded by controversies and tensions since the outset, held last Saturday (03/08), on Retiro Island. This time, the game will take place at Arruda, with Santa Cruz, with police staff and special operations to ensure the safety of fans who will be present.
As in the first game, this Saturday’s confrontation will also have a unique cheerleader of the principal, that is, only fans of Santa Cruz. On social networks, it is speculated that Sport supporters are planning to enter infiltrated, along with the rival fans.
Santa Cruz x Sport will have unique cheering in Arruda. That said, the red-black crowd should not go. Everyone is following the videos, the threats, the provocations.
Have love your life, and respect the measure. Simple. Violence never leads to anything, and you know how…
– Pedro Maranhão (@pedromaranhao13)
So far, just over 26,000 tickets have been sold to the classic Pernambuco.
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Why will Santa Cruz x Sport have a unique crowd?
Since it was defined that one of the semifinals of the Pernambuco Championship would be between Santa Cruz and Sport, the Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF) has determined that the round trip games would have unique cheering.
According to the GE, the president of the FPF, Evandro Carvalho confirmed that the decision was made in agreement with the two clubs, based on a recommendation made by the Pernambuco Military Police.
In all, 874 police officers were made available to make the safety of Arruda and surroundings, nine more than the staff that was present in last Saturday’s match.
The internal and external areas of the stadium and the main access roads will be monitored. In addition to military police from areas and specialized areas, there will also be intelligence team of PMPE and GTA and two aircraft. Bus terminals and subway stations will also be patrolling. In addition, organized fans are prohibited from entering the match.
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Has there been other fights between Santa Cruz and Sport fans?
The multitudes classic has a long history of problems. In the match between the teams for the 6th round of the state, which occurred on February 1st at the Pernambuco Arena, there was release of the two fans.
Difficulties of Santa Cruz fans were reported to enter the stadium, with people pushed and chaos in the entrance turns and pepper spray launched by the police about those present. In all, 13 people were injured, 32 were taken to the police station and 13 others had pre -trial detention decreed.
In 2020, Santa Cruz’s 106th birthday was marked by a riot promoted by Sport fans. A group of about 80 men arrived at the party on motorcycles and terrified the people who were at the scene, among which children and women. In the confusion, there were injuries and two people were arrested.
See the exact moment when the fans were surprised by members of the young fans, on the night of Monday (3), in the Santa Cruz courtyard
– Jornal do Commercio (@jc_pe)
In 2022 and 2023, episodes of fights between fans marked the classic even before the match began. In 2023, even, there were inconvenience before the two games (one week interval between them), with fans since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 2024, also for the Pernambuco Championship, the savagery scenes occurred before the match, on the outskirts of the Arena de Pernambuco. Because of physical damage to the structure of the stadium, the red-black was ordered to pay $ 45,000.
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How was the first semifinal game between Sport and Santa Cruz?
In the semis round confrontation, 12 Sport fans were arrested for homebusks hours before the match. According to police, they were suspected of planning fighting with opposing fans.
On the pitch, the red-black beat Tricolor 2-0, with goals from Gonçalo Paciência and João Silva.
