Victor Gabriel, Gabriel Pec, Internacional and Cruzeiro
Tuesday
Brazil’s Superior Court of Sports Justice suspended Internacional defender Victor Gabriel until Cruzeiro forward Gabriel Pec returns to training. Pec suffered a fractured left tibia requiring surgery after Gabriel’s challenge during a Brazilian Serie A match.
The recovery-linked punishment is capped at 180 days and can be appealed. The court used a provision allowing longer sanctions when serious violent play leaves an opponent unable to compete, judging the usual one-to-six-match suspension insufficient.