Over 100 arrested as Benfica and Sporting fans clash up north | OneFootball

The PSP detained 124 supporters following clashes between “casual” elements of Benfica and Sporting on Thursday, before the futsal derby, a story first reported by Maisfutebol and confirmed by police sources. At least two people were injured and received medical assistance.

The clashes were interrupted by the PSP near the Alvalade XXI Stadium, which enabled the identification and detention of more than a hundred suspects—63 are Benfica supporters and 61 are Sporting supporters.

The brawl involved the throwing of pyrotechnics between members of both groups and, according to a statement from the PSP, those detained are suspected of “committing the crime of participating in a brawl, among other related offenses, namely the use, improper use, and throwing of pyrotechnic articles.” “Various materials suspected of having been used in the brawl were seized, namely exploded pyrotechnic articles, iron bars, stones, belts, sticks, a hammer, a bladed weapon, and identity-concealing material (balaclavas),” the statement reads.

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