SAO PAULO — Brazil's sports tribunal ruled Friday that Atletico Paranaense will have to play 12 matches away from home next year because of the fan violence that marked the final round of the Brazilian league last weekend. The tribunal also said Vasco da Gama, the visiting team in the southern city of Joinville Sunday, will play eight home matches away. Both clubs will have to play half of the games in empty stadiums. Atletico Paranaense was also fined about $50,000 and Vasco nearly $35,000. The tribunal said Atletico Paranaense was punished for failing to provide adequate security as the host team, while Vasco failed to take proper action to prevent the violence from happening. — AP
