This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. The end of the match between Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, which secured the championship for the former, was not a pretty sight. After a tense game between two rival clubs, the match ended in a brawl between players from both teams, with former FC Porto player Hulk as one of the protagonists. In the end, 23 players were sent off by the referee, a fact that was only revealed after the match with the release of the report in which the referee explained that he could not end the match or show the red cards on the field due to the widespread confusion that ensued. Images of the shameful incident quickly spread around the world, and even Guinness felt compelled to 'speak up' to say that despite the effort shown by those involved… the world record still remains far off. "It didn't quite reach the 36 players sent off in the 5th division match between Club Atlético Claypole and Victoriano Arenas, played on February 27, 2011," the organization wrote on social media. "All players from both teams, 11 starters and 7 substitutes, were sent off after what the referee described as a 'mass brawl.' And there was no historical rivalry between the two clubs," it added.
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