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Watch: Ex-Chelsea Player Oscar Sparks Mass Brawl in Chinese Super League

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Shanghai SIPG and Guangzhou R&F players brawl after an incident involving former Chelsea midfielder Oscar in Guangdong, China, June 18. STR/AFP/Getty
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Whether it was a dive or a push, there was certainly an Oscar in there somewhere.

Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar, who moved to Shanghai SIPG in January, was involved in an incident Sunday that sparked a mass on-pitch brawl.

The Brazilian was at the heart of a feisty game with Guangzhou R&F in the Chinese Super League that ended 1-1.

But the game could have been abandoned when Oscar went down over a challenge that saw most of the 22 players on the pitch, as well as coaches and substitutes get involved in a mass melee.

Oscar moved to SIPG, coached by former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas, for £40 million and has been one of the standout players for the Super League team.

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SIPG is second in the table, four points behind leader Guangzhou Evergrande.

Watch the fracas here:

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