Watching a game on TV can occasionally be preferable to sitting in the stands and seeing it unfold in front of your eyes. Perhaps adverse weather, a long drive or illness mean you’d rather sit in the comfort of your own home without missing the football.
Typically, it’s a choice between one or the other. But not, apparently, in Brazil. Bizarrely, fans at a Serie A match between Palmeiras and Botafogo on Wednesday watched on a giant TV, while sat in the stadium.
