RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Vasco da Gama have been ordered to play six home matches at a neutral venue after the death of a fan earlier this month, a Brazilian sports tribunal ruled on Monday.
A panel of three judges ruled that Vasco were partly to blame for violent clashes between fans following Vasco's 1-0 defeat to Flamengo at the Sao Januario stadium in Brazil's Serie A championship on July 8.
Davi Rocha Lopes, 27, died after being shot in the neck while two other supporters also suffered gunshot wounds.
Flamengo were fined 5,000 Brazilian reais (around 1,500 US dollars) for the unruly behaviour of their fans, the superior court of sports justice (STJD) said in a statement.
Vasco and Flamengo are both expected to appeal.
STJD said the ruling had no bearing on a decision last week to indefinitely close the San Januario stadium.
The tragedy is the latest in a long list of violent episodes in Brazilian football.
At least 20 football fans have died in the South American country since 1997 because of violence at stadiums, according to the Globo newspaper.