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Fighting team-mates' Palmeiras careers over

November 19, 2009
By Soccernet staff
Palmeiras team mates Obina and Mauricio will not play for the club again after being sent off for fighting in a league match, the Brazilian club's vice-president said on Thursday.

The pair came to blows when they came off the field at half-time during Wednesday's 2-0 defeat at Gremio and were shown the red card, leaving Palmeiras two men short for the entire second half.

"The two players will never again wear the Palmeiras shirt," club vice-president Gilberto Cipullo told reporters.
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