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Police help girl and Scottish tourist escape fan rage in separate incidents in Brazil

October 01 2012 01:46 AM

CP20298368 — Brazil\'s Lucas is shown at a training session in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 6, 2012. Lucas said he "witnessed a lamentable scene" when he tried to give his jersey to the girl after Sao Paulo\'s match against Coritiba on Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Nelson Antoine

Original Publication Date: October 1, 2012 1:46AM

Publication Updated: January 9, 2025 4:41AM

SAO PAULO – Police escorted a teenage girl to safety at the end of a Brazilian league match after she angered fans by asking for an opposing player for his jersey, while a Scottish tourist at another game was forced to hide his Celtic shirt because it had the colours of a rival club.

Promising Brazil star Lucas said he “witnessed a lamentable scene” when he tried to give his jersey to the girl after Sao Paulo’s match against Coritiba on Sunday. He said other Coritiba fans “tried to attack the girl and her father” because she asked for the shirt.

In Sao Paulo, fans of Corinthians threatened the Scottish tourist because of his green and white Celtic jersey, the colours of city rival Palmeiras, and forced him to hide it.

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