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Southampton's pre-season friendly against Lazio descends into 'carnage and chaos' as both sides have a player sent off after huge brawl at St Mary's

Tempers boiled over and then some in Southampton's pre-season friendly clash against Lazio as violent scenes saw opposition players fight each other in the second-half.

Chaos erupted in the friendly that was anything but that when Saints striker Carlos Alcaraz sought to back-up a team-mate and charged into a crowd of Lazio players with his actions subsequently sparking more violence.

The match was level at 1-1 in the 62nd minute after Alcaraz assisted new Saints recruit Ben Brereton Diaz to give the hosts the lead early on in the game, before Taty Castellanos equalised with a stunning goal.