A Brazilian state football body on On Tuesday he delivered the mascot of league champion Atletico Mineiro a one-game ban for “intimidating” behavior in last weekends city Derby against Cruzeiro.
Atletico’s nickname is the rooster and his mascot was behind goals when Cruzeiro opened the scoring after 70 minutes of on Sunday game at the Mineirao stadium.
He immediately ran to prevent one of the Cruzeiro players from celebrating in front of fans, throwing his arm out to stop it.
The state of Minas Gerais football the federation said the action was an “intimidating gesture” and banned the human-sized chicken from Atletico next home game against Atletico Caldense on March 19.
The statement also he said it was “necessary to adopt pedagogical methods to stop similar practices” in the future.
Athletic won the match 2-1 with a last-minute goal but he did not comment on phallus mascot behavior.
