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Brazilian soccer enthusiast dies after ambush by competing supporters

.Oct 27, 2024, 04:55 PM ETBrazilian authorities stated a Cruzeiro football follower has actually passed away after a roadside ambush through competing promoters in Su00e3o Paulo state on Sunday morning.The fan was affirmed dead at a hospital in the urban area of Mairipora, 46 kilometers (28 kilometers) north of Sao Paulo. Local area media documents said a minimum of 12 followers were wounded in the very same attack.The Cruzeiro fans were traveling back to Belo Horizonte through bus after their group's 3-0 loss at Athletico Paranaense in the top-tier Brazilian game on Saturday.Brazil's federal government street police said to journalists the sufferer was actually a 30-year-old male, however did not supply even more particulars. Su00e3o Paulo's public safety and security secretariat pointed out the assault was carried out through ultra proponents of competing Palmeiras.Footage on Brazilian TV presented a bus aflame as well as several Cruzeiro supporters lying on the walkway as Palmeiras supporters drilled all of them and reach all of them along with sticks.Cruzeiro pointed out on its social networking sites stations that it "deeply regrets however, one more happening of supporter physical violence" in Brazil.The group also pointed out "several enthusiasts were actually injured." Sao Paulo-based Palmeiras has certainly not commented until now.