Southampton’s pre-season pleasant in opposition to Lazio descends into ‘carnage and chaos’ as either side have a participant despatched off after big brawl at St Mary’s

Tempers boiled over after which some in Southampton‘s pre-season pleasant conflict in opposition to Lazio as violent scenes noticed opposition gamers battle one another within the second-half.

Chaos erupted within the pleasant that was something however that when Saints striker Carlos Alcaraz sought to back-up a team-mate and charged right into a crowd of Lazio gamers along with his actions subsequently sparking extra violence.

The match was degree at 1-1 within the 62nd minute after Alcaraz assisted new Saints recruit Ben Brereton Diaz to present the hosts the lead early on within the sport, earlier than Taty Castellanos equalised with a surprising aim.

Southampton have been internet hosting the Serie A guests on the south coast of their penultimate pre-season pleasant forward of the brand new Premier League season getting underway and a visit to Newcastle awaiting Russell Martin’s facet.

Nevertheless, any good feeling between the 2 sides was eradicated simply after the hour mark when a sequence of particular person flashpoints resulted within the two groups – and members of the teaching group – being concerned in a battle.

Followers within the crowd have been shocked as Lazio midfielder Danilo Cataldi reacted unhappily to a problem and tried to deal with a Southampton participant, prompting Alcaraz – who spent a part of final season on-loan at Juventus – to fly in and forcibly push Cataldi within the face.

Lazio’s Alessio Romagnoli reacted by wildly making an attempt to seize Alcaraz across the throat, along with his actions sending the Argentinian right into a rage of livid anger. 

Lazio gamers started pushing Alcaraz in retaliation with a complete of 5 opposition stars bundling in on the Saints star who is about for a second marketing campaign in England’s top-flight.

Southampton members then reacted angrily in a present of help for his or her colleague with viral footage suggesting punches have been thrown amongst a mixture of colliding gamers as match officers surrounded the fracas.

Alcaraz refused to settle and continued to attempt to get at Lazio gamers whereas team-mates tried to carry him again as Southampton administration employees additionally ran onto the sphere of play.

Whistles and boos echoed across the stadium as the 2 teams of gamers continued to push and shove each other earlier than Alcaraz was finally proven a crimson card and ordered to go away the pitch.

Saints boss Martin had tried to calm his star down however was unable to cease the referee from giving Alcaraz his marching orders whereas Romagnoli was additionally despatched off for his involvement.

Talking after the match, Martin tried to make clear what had occurred through the conflict and defined that he was completely satisfied to see his gamers standing up for one another however not within the method they did.

‘Then the sport clearly descended into a bit little bit of carnage and chaos, which is not ultimate, nevertheless it occurred and I really actually preferred the aggression within the group right now on the pitch – not that bit,’ he mentioned after the 1-1 draw. 

‘I believe one in every of their guys and one in every of our guys, Charly [Alcaraz], that they had an altercation after which their gamers bought concerned to guard their mate and our gamers bought concerned to guard theirs.

‘I like the actual fact they appear after one another, nevertheless it wasn’t ultimate for the sport,’ he added.