📹 Judo on the pitch? State league chaos with 'ippon' tackle

On Monday (9), Juventude came from behind to defeat São José 3-2 at Estádio Alfredo Jaconi in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Gauchão.

The visitors took a 2-0 lead, but Ju managed the win with goals in the 53rd and 55th minutes of the second half.

The problem is that, as soon as Ray scored Juventude’s third goal, a big brawl broke out on the pitch.

Besides the “traditional” pushing and shoving, one scene caught attention during the VAR review.

São José defender Tiago Pedra performed an “ippon” on the Juventude player who was trying to join the fray.

📹 See the play in detail below

Because of the chaos, the referee sent off Tiago Pedra and Keverton from São José, and Rodrigo Sam, Marcos Paulo, and Ray from Juventude.

⚔️ Semi-final matchups

Internacional will face Ypiranga, with the first leg in Erechim and the return leg at Beira-Rio.

And Grêmio will play against Juventude, with the first leg at Arena and the return at Alfredo Jaconi.

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.