Overcrowding and the Gato: the 1992 Copa do Brasil Gre-Nal | OneFootball

According to Globo.com, the 1992 Copa do Brasil quarter-final Gre-Nal gripped the state. Both legs ended 1-1 and Internacional advanced on penalties, goalkeeper Gato Fernández the hero.

Porto Alegre stalled on 6 and 17 November 1992 amid vast queues and an initial TV blackout. The second leg was later cleared for local broadcast, and about 110,000 attended across the tie, including 55,000 at Beira-Rio, the tournament’s biggest crowd.

Overcrowding was driven by Inter’s Raspa Gigante scratchcard, which often paid out match tickets. Many holders saved them for a major occasion, inflating numbers when the quarter-final arrived.

At the Olímpico, thousands of Inter fans were turned away and there were clashes with police. Alcindo’s free-kick put Grêmio ahead before Gérson equalised around half an hour into the second half, drilling into the top corner past Émerson.

Back at Beira-Rio, Antônio Lopes’s side seized control, and soon after the restart Maurício crossed for Gérson to nod over Émerson.

Carlinhos levelled with a top-corner strike with 15 minutes left, taking it to penalties. Fernández told team-mates to score theirs and he would stop one or two, then saved from Jandir and Vilson, while Gérson, Marquinhos and Célio Silva converted as Alcindo missed. Inter later beat Palmeiras and then Fluminense to lift the cup.

Source: Globo.com

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