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Shock moment Pedro Caixinha sparks full time BRAWL as livid ex-Rangers boss dragged away by players
The flop ex-Gers boss has had his say on the incident
FORMER Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha sparked a huge full time rammy after a heated league clash.
And the flop Ibrox gaffer even had to be dragged away by his PLAYERS.
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Seven years on from his dreadful Rangers spell, Portuguese boss Caixinha has finally managed to settle in a role.
The 52-year old's horror spell in charge of the Light Blues saw him sacked in October 2017 after just seven months in the role.
Over the next five years, he bounced around various clubs in various countries, having spells in charge of Cruz Azul, Al Shabab, Santos Laguna and Talleres.
In December 2022, he was appointed manager of Brazilian outfit Red Bull Bragantino.
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Two years on, he's still in the post and penned a bumper new contract at the end of last year.
Caixinha has impressed at Bragantino, who were involved in a battle for the Brazilian title last season.
This season, however, hasn't been as fruitful with Bragantino instead battling at the other end of the table.
With 29 of the 38 matches played, they currently sit 13th on 34 points.
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But despite their mid table position, Caixinha's men sit just five points above the relegation zone although they're also still very much in the mix for a continental competition spot.
In their last match just before the international break, Bragantino held defending champions Palmeiras to a 0-0 draw.
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While the game was rather uneventful, it completely kicked-off at the final whistle.
And it was Caixinha who ultimately sparked what became a mass brawl!
A dispute between the dugouts reportedly began before the referee's whistle went, with a disagreement over how much time had been added on.
When the whistle went, Palmeiras manager Abel Ferreira went straight down the tunnel and this appeared to anger Caixinha.
The former Rangers boss then attempted to shake assistant boss Joao Martins' hand, but was bizarrely blocked by players from doing so.
This led to Caixinha becoming visibly furious and he could be seen confronting another member of Palmeiras staff before being dragged away by his own stars.
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Video footage shows the former Gers manager remonstrating with various people from the Palmeiras bench.
He eventually went back to the dugout area on his own accoard.
While things calmed down on the dugout, all hell broke loose on the pitch.
The heated scenes in the technical area spilled out onto the pitch, with several players becoming enraged and all kicking off at each other.
The referee brandished two red cards, one to each team as police with riot shields made their way onto the pitch.
Caixinha didn't have much to say after the game although he did address the incident.
He said: "I am also very competitive. I am not afraid of nonsense or trivialities. I can handle it all."
Palmeiras boss Ferreira also attempted to play the situation down.
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He added: "Nothing happened. I think Caixinha wanted to greet me but I went down, I always go down.
"I only speak to the other coaches before the game or already in the locker rooms."
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