The violence erupted after both sets of fans began fighting during the national anthems, with police then charging at the travelling supporters. This led to mass fighting at various parts of the stand among the supporters

Some Argentina fans responded by ripping up seats while others ran onto the pitch to escape the violence. One fan was seen with a bloodied head. Argentina players were furious at the scenes, and Eminialo Martinez was seen desperately trying to convince the police to stop the violence.

The captain of the Argentine national team, Lionel Messi expressed his disgust with the way things went before the game.

He said,

"This team continues to make history. Great victory in the Maracana, although it will be marked by the repression of the Argentinians once again in Brazil. This can't be tolerated, it's insane and it needs to end now."

However, the Argentines had the last laugh as they won the game 1-0 which was scored by Nicolas Otamendi. This is the first time that Brazil will lose a World Cup qualifying game at home in the country's history.

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The footage from the game showed Guarani's players calling for medical help after the referee was left unconscious on the pitch. It showed that the incident occurred after the referee awarded a free-kick against Ribeiro's side. The Police arrested him after the incident.

Crivellaro has since regained consciousness, according to reports in Brazil. According to reports from Mirror Football on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021,  Sao Paulo RS has also released a statement after the incident.

Unfortunate and above all revolting. On the exact day when all the red-green family gathered to celebrate the 113th anniversary of Sao Paulo RS, our club faced one of the saddest episodes of its history, a fateful scene that shocked all people who love only Gaucho football but all those who just love the sport in general. We are sorry and deeply ashamed. We send all the apologies in the world to the battered referee and his family, as well as apologising to the public in general for the lamentable scene seen today.

The contract of the offending athlete is terminated. All legal measures about the incident will be taken.

The game was suspended after the incident, and the player is still with the Police.

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