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Player Scores, Falls into Tunnel, Goal Disallowed, and Gets Injured
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Player Scores, Falls into Tunnel, Goal Disallowed, and Gets Injured

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Coritiba player Jacy Maranhão scored a goal against Chapecoense but suffered an injury after falling into a locker room tunnel while celebrating.
  • The goal was later disallowed by VAR for offside, adding to the bizarre sequence of events.
  • This incident mirrors a similar fall by another Coritiba player 12 years prior at the same location.

Coritiba defender Jacy Maranhão experienced a dramatic turn of events during his team's 2-1 victory over Chapecoense. Maranhão scored what he believed was the second goal for Coritiba, prompting an exuberant celebration.

He ran towards the sideline, tucked a ball under his jersey in a gesture often signifying a pregnancy announcement, and then leaped over advertising hoardings. Unbeknownst to him, he landed directly in the open tunnel leading to the locker rooms. Adding to the misfortune, the goal was subsequently disallowed after a VAR review determined he was offside.

Look, I'm fine.

— Jacy MaranhãoMaranhão reassured the press about his condition after the match.

The fall, though initially appearing to be a scare, forced Maranhão out of the game. He managed to play the final moments of the first half but had to be substituted just two minutes into the second half due to the pain from his fall. Rodrigo Moledo replaced him.

Adding a layer of déjà vu, this was not the first time a Coritiba player had a similar mishap. In 2014, a striker for the club fell into the same tunnel during a match. The entrance to the tunnel, which is usually covered during play, was reportedly open as the first half was nearing its end.

Defenders don't usually score many goals, but when we do... well, I ended up getting carried away a bit by the emotion.

— Jacy MaranhãoMaranhão explained his over-the-top celebration that led to his fall.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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