Brazil, team trapped in the locker room at half-time – Corriere.it

At the end of a very tight game the Gremio he beat it Ypiranga 5-4 on penalties. All after the 2-1 in regulation time, with which he equalized the defeat of the first leg and thus gained access to the final of the Gaucho championshipsoccer tournament of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. A match, that of the first leg, which had caused much talk of itself for what happened in the interval.

Stuck in the locker room

Ypiranga players in fact, they found themselves trapped in their own locker room, blocked by a padlock. According to the executives it was treated of a real boycott by the authorities of the Gacha Federation, even if the latter supports how the whole thing was due to a security protocol to prevent someone from invading the field.

INSLITE?! In the entretiempo in the duel before Gremio, the players of Ypiranga were encerrados with candado, according to the order of the Federacin Gaucha.

?? Luego de liberarse, los jugadores salieron y ganaron 2-1 el partido. pic.twitter.com/ljLRr08i8T

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In the video, which has gone viral on social media, we see a person trying to pick the lock with a crowbar, aided by players trying to do the same from within. Eventually they made it, going on to win the match. A success, however, reassembled by the opponents in the second leg. Nothing final, only the padlock and the locker room door that won’t open will remain among the memories.