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Philippe Coutinho had an interview interrupted by the sound of gunfire(Image: Globo)

Philippe Coutinho was forced to pause an interview after loud gunfire could be heard from its location.

Coutinho is currently on loan at Brazilian Serie A side Vasco da Gama, based in Rio de Janeiro.

The midfielder started his career with the club and joined them on loan from Aston Villa last summer.



This season has not reached those heights, with Fernando Diniz's side sitting 13th in the Brazilian top-flight.

On Thursday, Coutinho was called upon to deliver an interview with Brazilian TV channel Globo.

His team-mates Leo Jardim and Nuno Moreira were also being interviewed and both also laughed after the incident.

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According to Globo, Vasco's Moacyr Barbosa training base was opened in 2020 and is located near Cidade de Deus, a region that has seen a high number of violent incidents in recent years.

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Club staff have described the noise of gunshots and helicopters at the training centre as being normal, the result of police operations in the region.

They also have plans to build the president's office, a large meeting room and a space reserved exclusively for the coaching staff.

Coutinho joined Vasco da Gama on loan last summer(Image: Rodrigo Valle/Getty Images)

Fans were amazed that the reaction of the three players towards the gunfire.

They have to move the training centre out of the middle of this favela.