A fan of PalmeirasWho plays the final match of the championship on Saturday Libertadores Cup Against him FlamingoHe died on Friday in Lima after falling from an open-top bus while heading to a rally with other party supporters. TRUEAccording to local media reports.
Fan, identified as Caio BrunelliThe 38-year-old was traveling along the Lima Beach Circuit, known as the Costa Verde, in an open-top tour bus full of Palmeiras fans when he fell on the sidewalk, near the Barranco area, Channels Latina and ATV reported based on reports from the police and the Municipal Security Service (Urban Guard).
Some reports indicate that the victim was drunk and jumped from the roof of the bus and hit a bridge structure, although local authorities have not yet confirmed this.
At the scene of the accident, his colleagues stopped the car and lifted it off the asphalt to drive it to the Maison de Santi clinic in the neighboring Chorrilos area.
Several of Brunelli’s friends remained at the medical center after his death was confirmed, waiting for authorities, according to the ATV Noticias program report.
In the past few hours, the city of Lima welcomed thousands of Palmeiras fans, as well as Flamengo fans, to attend the long-awaited match on Saturday in which the 2025 Copa Libertadores champion will be determined at the Monumental Stadium.
In the Miraflores area, Flamengo fans gathered in red and black, and in the neighboring Barranco area, fans gathered in the green Palmiras amid an atmosphere of celebration and joy at the football match.