Overview
- Coritiba captain Jacy Maranhão leapt over advertising hoardings to celebrate what he thought was a goal during the club’s match with Chapecoense and tumbled into an uncovered access tunnel at the Couto Pereira.
- Video of the fall went viral and the goal was then overturned by VAR for offside, so the celebration had no effect on the final result, which finished 2-1 to Coritiba.
- Maranhão briefly continued after treatment but was substituted early in the second half with a sore, twisted ankle and has since reported he is recovering.
- Reports say the tunnel hatch had been opened in preparation for half-time, the same breach that led to a near-identical fall by Joel in 2014, and a journalist noted the same stadium security guard attended both incidents.
- The episode has focused attention on Couto Pereira’s pitchside procedures with calls for clearer controls on removable covers and routine checks before play to prevent similar injuries.