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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 4 (Reuters) - Palmeiras supporters clashed with riot police for the second time in a week on Sunday after they were barred from entering the stadium to celebrate their team's Paulista championship success.
Members of the Mancha Verde (Green Stain) supporters group tried to force their way into the Parque Stadium in Sao Paulo after their side beat Ponte Preta 5-0 in the second leg of the final, media reports said.
Television pictures showed fans hurling stones, beer cans, sticks and stones at riot police.
"They started throwing all sorts of missles," police chief Carlos Botelho told the Estado News Agency.
Police used tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray to disperse the fans.
There was also trouble during the second half of the game when supporters began letting off fireworks, sending smoke over the pitch. Police moved in, clashing with fans on the terraces.
Last Tuesday, fans also clashed with riot police outside the stadium when tickets for the match sold out and hundreds of supporters, who had queued all night, were left empty-handed.
Fans hurled bottles and stones and at the police and the trouble spilled into a nearby shopping centre.
