Two fans were rushed to the hospital, including a 13-year-old girl, after a São Paulo fan plummeted from the upper deck during São Paulo’s 0-0 draw with Grêmio on Saturday at the Morumbi stadium.
Videos show Iago de Melo Rios, 23, falling from the Morumbi’s top ring onto fans near field-level below. He was reportedly conscious as he was taken to the Campo Limpo hospital.
Momento que o torcedor do São Paulo cai da arquibancada do Morumbi. O torcedor foi socorrido e levado para o hospital. pic.twitter.com/pjiTJGG5XA
— Liberta Depre (@liberta__depre) August 31, 2019
One of the fans he fell on, Giovana Santos Araújo, 13, was taken to a different hospital. She was also conscious at the time, according to Globo.
Duas ambulâncias acabam de deixar o estádio, cada uma delas para um caminho diferente. #trmorumbi pic.twitter.com/WzxYV3LieC
— Tossiro Neto (@tossiro) August 31, 2019
No further information on the status of the fans is currently available.
This isn’t the first time a São Paulo fan has fallen from the stands at the Morumbi. In 2017, a fan died after falling from about 80 feet as he tried to change sections through a partition.