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Jacy Maranhao, the Brazilian soccer player whose goal celebration led to a horrific scene as he fell through a hole at the stadium, gave a health update on Tuesday.
Maranhao admitted he got “carried away” after scoring for his Coritiba club in Brazil at Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira. He said he was trying to find his wife in the crowd, which led to him jumping over the barrier on the pitch.
But a trap door was open on the other side of the barrier, which Maranhao never saw. He fell down the hole, injuring his ankle in the process.
“I scored the goal and wanted to celebrate with my wife because she’s pregnant,” the 29-year-old defender and captain of Coritiba, which plays in Brazil’s top league, said, per Brazilian outlet Globo.
“But then I remembered it was my first goal at Couto Pereira stadium, and I also wanted to celebrate with the fans, but I hadn’t remembered there was a moat there.”
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Maranhao said it felt like a dream when “you’re falling from a building.”
And to make matters worse, VAR review negated Maranhao’s goal, as he was ruled offsides. But Coritiba managed to win 2-1 in the end.
To everyone’s relief, though, Maranhao was able to continue playing the rest of the half despite his injury. He ended up subbing out before the game was finished.
“I twisted my foot there. It’s a bit sore, but I’m fine. Center-backs hardly ever score goals. So, when you do score…I just got carried away,” Maranhao added.
The Jamaica Observer also noted Maranhao giving a quick update on social media after the viral moment hit online.
“At first it was more of a scare than anything else,” he wrote, per the outlet.
“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.”
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Maranhao played for Operário in 2024 and 2025 as well.
Maranhao is in his second season with Coritiba, which entered Série A this season after playing in Série B last year. He has scored one goal this season across 19 matches played.
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