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Security Video and Medical Report Deepen Probe Into Fortaleza Players’ New Year’s Brawl in Brazil

The case is classified as intentional bodily injury with no criminal charges or sporting penalties announced to date.

Overview

  • Newly circulated security-camera footage published by Globo Esporte shows a nine-person brawl in a gated community in Eusébio that includes Eros Mancuso, Tomás Pochettino and José Herrera.
  • The video depicts punches, shoves and the use of a plastic chair, with material damage such as a broken door during the confrontation on the morning of January 1.
  • A medical report accessed by G1 states the complainant suffered a deep nasal wound from a human bite, required surgery and faces risks of infection, tissue necrosis and possible facial deformity.
  • Ceará’s Civil Police are analyzing the footage and witness statements, and the Eusébio precinct is investigating the matter as intentional bodily injury.
  • The neighbor alleges the clash began after he protested loud music and accuses Mancuso of biting his nose, while Mancuso publicly denies the allegation, says he will file his own complaint and receives institutional support from Fortaleza EC.