What violent incidents have occurred at football stadiums?

1． The infamous Battle of Santiago

Chile 2:0 Italy in the group stage of the 1962 World Cup

In the group stage of the 1962 World Cup, Italy encountered the host Chilean team in the second game. Before the game, some Italian reporters reported that the Chilean people were in dire straits and that there were poor people everywhere, which made Chilean fans very dissatisfied. In addition, there were many South American immigrants in the Italian team camp, and they were regarded as South American traitors by Chilean fans, which further aggravated the hostility of Chileans. The game was full of rough fouls at the beginning, and later turned into a big melee. Italy's Fellini was sent off in just 8 minutes and was sent off by the police. Then Chilean Sanchez interrupted with a left hook. Italian Maschio's nose and then his legs were kicked off. During the conflict, the players even performed professional boxing moves to attack each other. The game was interrupted three times due to fighting. Although the host country won 2-0, the famous "Battle of Santiago" became an ugly scene in the history of the World Cup.

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2. Maradona's revenge and anger caused trouble

In the 1984 Spanish Cup final, Bilbao 1:0 Barcelona

In the 1983-84 season of La Liga, the world champion Maradona In Barcelona's home game against Athletic Bilbao, Na was seriously injured in his right leg due to a fierce tackle from Gojecochea. He was sidelined for 106 days. As a result, when the two teams played against each other at the end of the season, When they met again in the Copa del Rey final, Maradona became the spark of chaos. When Bilbao finally won 1-0, Maradona angrily kicked down the opponent's player Sosa and the Bilbao fans. Players from both sides immediately joined the fray and started fighting. The riot instantly detonated the entire stadium. Fans tried to cross the barbed wire fence and clashed fiercely with the police. As a result, dozens of people were injured in the chaos. It is worth mentioning that the TV audience of this game was only 2.45 million at the beginning, but at the moment of the fight, the number of viewers increased to 3.25 million, becoming the Spanish viewing champion that week. It was after that game that Maradona left Spain and joined Naples in Italy.

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3. Leading to a civil war stadium brawl

1990 Yugoslav League Dinamo Zagreb VS Red Star Belgrade

In 1990, Yugoslavia was in a precarious stage, with Croatia and Slovenia becoming increasingly independent. Obviously, the contradiction between the Croats and the Serbs has continued to intensify, and this contradiction has also been brought to the football field. On May 18 of that year, a battle for the Yugoslav League championship started at the Maxmir Stadium in Zagreb. The two teams were Red Star representing Serbia and Dinamo Zagreb representing Croatia. During the game, excessive remarks from both sides triggered riots in the stadium. Fans rushed into the stadium, but were blocked by the police. Boban, who was playing for Dinamo Zagreb at the time, saw a policeman beating a Croatian fan. He immediately attacked the Serbian policeman with a flying kick, which made him a national hero in Croatia. The incident lasted for 55 minutes, and dozens of people were injured in the chaos. To this day, many people still believe that this game was the real beginning and trigger of the "Croatian War of Independence."

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4. Navarro detonated the powder keg

Valencia 0-0 Inter Milan in the second leg of the 1/8 finals of the 06/07 Champions League

Eighth of the 06/07 Champions League In the final, Valencia, who drew 2-2 away from Inter Milan in the first round, saw hope of advancement. In the second round, they relied on their tenacious defense to end the game 0-0 at home, eliminating the Nerazzurri. . After the game, Marchena's verbal provocation against Burdisso angered the Argentine, and the two sides immediately started fighting. Just when the incident was easing under the persuasion of his teammates, Valencia's substitute Navarro suddenly rushed to kill him. came out and punched Burdisso in the nose. This angered all the Inter Milan players. Cruz, Maicon and Cordoba all showed their flying tackle skills on the perpetrator. The Inter Milan players also As opponents rushed toward the locker room, the police officers present had little control over the situation. In the end, UEFA made a decision and Navarro was suspended from the world for seven months. Other players involved in the brawl also received varying degrees of punishment.

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5. Turkey lost again and again

Turkey 4-2 Switzerland in the second leg of the 2006 World Cup qualifying play-offs

Turkey faced Switzerland at home in the second round of the 2006 World Cup qualifying play-offs , Turkey, which lost 0-2 away in the first round, was scored by Frey with a penalty kick shortly after the start of the game, but they later overtook the score to 3-1. But Strehler's 84th-minute goal almost dashed the Turks' hopes of reaching the World Cup. After the game, players from both sides clashed in the tunnel. Swiss player Hugor kicked the Turkish assistant coach. Turkish strongman Alpai immediately stepped forward and kicked Swiss goal scorer Strehler. The conflict immediately escalated. Turkish players They rushed into the Swiss team's locker room frantically, and even the security guards who maintained law and order participated in the fight.

As a result, Turkey's home team was suspended for six games and fined 200,000 Swiss francs. FIFA President Blatter's comment was: "Fundamentally speaking, this is a violation of the principle of fair competition!"

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