Trouble up north: 100+ arrested as Benfica, Sporting fans clash | OneFootball

The PSP detained 124 fans following clashes between "casual" elements of Benfica and Sporting this Thursday, before the futsal derby, as 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 allowed the identification and detention of more than a hundred suspects – 63 are Benfica fans and 61 are Sporting fans.

The brawl involved the throwing of pyrotechnics between elements of the two groups and, according to a PSP statement, the detainees are suspected of "committing the crime of participating in a brawl, among other related offenses, namely the use, misuse, and throwing of pyrotechnic articles." "Various material suspected of being used in the brawl was seized, including detonated pyrotechnic articles, iron bars, stones, belts, sticks, a hammer, a bladed weapon, and identity concealment material (balaclavas)," the statement reads.

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