Vasco go down, suicidal fan tries to follow them
When Vasco da Gama lost 2-0 to Vitoria in the last round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, they were relegated from the top flight for the first time in their 100-year history. The fans were distraught by the demotion. One supporter took his despair further than everyone else and threatened to jump from the roof of the Estádio São Januário.
The would-be leaper’s suicide bid was foiled by Brazilian police, who dragged him back onto the roof of the stadium. There’s closeup footage of this dramatic moment towards the end of the video.
Kudos to the Vasco fans on the terraces below. Instead of scattering to leave a man-sized concrete landing area, they stretch out banners and flags to break the fall of their compadre. Earlier this year, Palmeiras fans weren’t so quick to react when one of their number was in danger of a plunge.