There was no “traitor” like Figo this time, but the fans apparently didn’t need a specific reason. Corinthians and Palmeiras faced off in the 32nd round of Serie A on the night between Monday and Tuesday, and the São Paulo derby was marked by an incident almost identical to one that occurred more than two decades ago in the Spanish El Clasico.##NAJAVA_MECA_8477820##In the 29th minute of the Paulista derby, Palmeiras won a corner kick. Just as Rafael Veiga was preparing to take it, an object flew from the stands behind the goal onto the field. Yuri Alberto approached to kick it out of play, and only after doing so did he realize he had kicked… a pig’s head!”I almost broke my leg! I thought it was a pillow or something, but it was a pig’s head. I nearly hurt my leg,” explained the home team striker Yuri Alberto after the match, who scored the second goal in a victory that pushed Corinthians’ fierce rival further from the title.Em 2002, Figo visitou o Camp Nou pela segunda vez após sua transferência para o rival Real Madrid. Em certo momento, uma cabeça de porco foi jogada no campo enquanto ele cobrava um escanteio.Nostálgico! pic.twitter.com/BGA47PQOw4— Futebol Nostálgico! (@futnostalgico) November 4, 2024 To recall, a similar situation occurred in November 2002 at Camp Nou when Barcelona hosted Real Madrid. Back then, Barcelona fans, outraged that Figo had left their club directly for Santiago Bernabeu just over two years prior, expressed their anger by throwing various objects at him from the stands as he attempted to take a corner kick. Among those “objects” was a pig’s head, and that image has become one of the most famous in the history of Spanish football.Brazilian media have not reported any specific reason for the actions of the home fans. Corinthians’ current Palmeiras roster has no equivalent to Figo. The only Palmeiras player who previously played for Corinthians is Weverton. The experienced goalkeeper came up through the ranks at the Neo Química Arena but never made a debut for the first team.The Civil Police are now investigating how the pig’s head was even brought into the stadium and who was responsible for it ending up on the field during the match. According to the match delegate, a stadium security worker stated that he saw someone throw the pig’s head over the fence that separates the street from the southern sector of the stadium.Foi atirada uma cabeça de porco verdadeira para o relvado no Corinthians – Palmeiras 😳pic.twitter.com/PWJJusC42E— B24 (@B24PT) November 4, 2024 It is believed this occurred during the fireworks display as players from both teams were taking the field. During the match, the police arrested two men and took them to the Special Criminal Court, as they were allegedly involved in the incident. However, they denied any wrongdoing and were released after giving their statements.In the meantime, a man appeared on social media claiming he was the one who threw the pig’s head onto the field. A video was posted on his profile showing the pig’s head in a bag, with the man in the background saying he was going to bring it onto the field. However, identifying the person is nearly impossible, as in every post, he either uses a filter or covers his face with his hand.A cabeça de porco que foi arremessada por torcedores do Corinthians na Neo Química Arena.🗞 @geglobo 📸 Bruno Palamin pic.twitter.com/rznjjdiz20— Planeta do Futebol 🌎 (@futebol_info) November 4, 2024
