Brazilian player 'recovering well' after falling down tunnel while celebrating goal

[p]In a mishap that went viral, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jacy/2iltdiIT/"]Jacy Maranhao[/a], the captain and defender with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coritiba/KGO4pUqO/"]Coritiba[/a] club in Brazil's top league, leapt over the pitch perimeter and down an opening to stairs and a tunnel that access the locker rooms.[/p][p]A video of the bizarre incident during a match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chapecoense-sc/jcQV3XP6/"]Chapecoense[/a] on Saturday shows him clambering out afterwards, stumbling and then continuing his celebration with teammates. His goal was ruled offside by VAR soon after.[/p][p]Jacy was substituted in the second half due to pain, but Coritiba went on to beat Chapecoense [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chapecoense-sc-jcQV3XP6/coritiba-KGO4pUqO/?mid=lnn4Y4bn"]2-1[/a] in the 2026 Brasileirao.[/p][p]After the match, he said he had gotten "carried away" as "defenders don't score many goals."[/p][embed guid="9b270422-5526-4048-a5ee-df79045ea30b" url="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CXp4ZUF76TU" social-type="youtube" /][p]In an interview with local media, he said he had wanted to celebrate with his pregnant wife, but had forgotten the access to the underground tunnel was on the other side of the advertising boards.[/p][p][b]"When I jumped... you know that feeling when you dream you're falling from a building? That's what it was like,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]The tunnel entrance is usually kept closed during play and only opened at the end of each half. Because the incident occurred shortly before half-time, the access area had already been opened.[/p][p][b]"At first it was more of a scare than anything else. During the match my foot was quite painful and I couldn't really put weight on it, but today I'm feeling much better and recovering well,"[/b] Jacy wrote on social media.[/p][p]It is not the first such mishap at the Couto Pereira Stadium. In 2014, Cameroonian striker Joel Tagueu fell into the tunnel while celebrating a goal for Coritiba.[/p]