Abel Ferreira blasts refs in Bahia v Palmeiras, ex-Sporting fuming | OneFootball

Abel Ferreira did not hide his dissatisfaction after Palmeiras’ 2-1 win over Bahia in the 10th round of the Brasileirão. The Portuguese coach criticized the refereeing and the high number of fouls committed by the opposition without punishment.

"No one is going to change me, I will always complain. After 10 minutes, the opponent had already committed 10 fouls. One player committed four in a row. He has to be shown a yellow card. It was obvious. That’s what I told the referee, and he came and gave me a yellow card instead," he said in the post-match press conference. Abel had already criticized Brazilian refereeing on other occasions.

The former Sporting player reinforced his opinion. "It’s strange, at the start of the game we asked for a cooling break, and the referee allowed it, but the opponent didn’t. From the stoppage time added at the end of the match, it seemed like there had been one," he said.

To conclude, Abel Ferreira criticized the Brazilian football schedule. "I’m not asking for them to give us a week of rest, I just want at least three days of rest. If we want matches with intensity and quality, we have to create the conditions for it; we’re in a continental-sized country, not Portugal or France. We had a three-hour trip to get here, then another six hours to play in Colombia, then six more hours back here, and two days later we’re going to play against Corinthians. Do you think that is taking care of Brazilian football?" he asked.

The next match for the Brasileirão leaders will be on March 9, this Thursday, against Junior Barranquilla, and it is scheduled for 1:30 a.m. (Portugal time) at the Estádio Olímpico Jaime Morón León, in Colombia.

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