A Brazilian referee is facing disciplinary action after he
reacted to a dispute with players by pulling a GUN. Gabriel Murta was kicked and slapped by players from
lower-league Amantes de Bola, while the manager invaded the pitch demanding a
red card, it is claimed.
Murta, said to be a policeman by day, reacted by racing to
the changing rooms and returning with a firearm.
Shocking footage captured by a spectator showed his linesman
restraining Murta as he held the gun in his hand on the pitch.
The incident happened at the weekend during a regional
league match in Brumadinho near Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s sixth largest city and
the capital of the state of Minais Gerais.
Amateur side Brumadinho was playing against Amantes da Bola
- which literally translates as ‘Lovers Of The Ball.’
Referees’ association boss Giuliano Bozzano said the
official felt threatened and went to look for the weapon to defend himself.
He was due to undergo a psychological assessment later today
and could face suspension or a permanent ban.
Footage taken on a mobile phone showed the player thought to
have assaulted the ref running off the pitch as he sees the official storming
towards him with the weapon in his hand.
He was stopped in his tracks by his linesmen and one of the
goalies who persuaded him to return to the dressing rooms and leave the gun in
his locker.
Mr Bozzano said: "The Minais Gerais Football Federation
has already summonsed the referee and a psychologist to a meeting and I’m going
to talk with him today.
"On the basis of that conversation and his account of
events and the results of the psychological assessment I’ll decide what if any
measures to take.
"What’s happened is obviously not a common occurrence
and I don’t want to rush into anything.
"At the moment it happened he’s opted for getting his
gun because in his view it was a question of controlling a situation."
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