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What did Abel Ferreira, Palmeiras coach, say about the VAR in the 2025 Libertadores final?

Coach Abel Ferreira has quite a problem to deal with at Conmebol. That is because, this Thursday (16), South American football’s governing body opened disciplinary proceedings against the Palmeiras manager after the Portuguese coach suggested that the VAR did not work in the 2025 Libertadores final in the match against Flamengo.

In a recent interview right after the end of Palmeiras’ Libertadores opener against Junior Barranquilla (COL), coach Abel Ferreira complained about a penalty not being awarded on Maurício. In his remarks, the São Paulo side’s manager said that the “VAR did not work in Conmebol” last season.

WHAT DID ABEL FERREIRA, PALMEIRAS COACH, SAY?

— You can clearly see that Maurício tries to pull his foot away, but there is contact. It seems that this year the VAR is going to work. That is good, last year Conmebol’s VAR did not work and this year it seems it is going to work, and that is good. There really was contact -, said Abel Ferreira.

WHAT WAS THE PLAY ABEL FERREIRA COMPLAINED ABOUT IN THE FLAMENGO VS PALMEIRAS MATCH?

The play in question that Abel Ferreira is challenging was a tackle by Erick Pulgar on Bruno Fuchs in the Libertadores final in Lima. On that occasion, Flamengo’s No. 5 came in hard and ended up striking the Palmeiras defender on the shin. However, in referee Darío Herrera’s view, the play warranted only a yellow card for the Rubro-Negro midfielder.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT LIBERTADORES MATCH?

While Abel Ferreira deals with the consequences of his comments, the Flamengo squad is focused on the next commitment of the season. This Thursday (16), Mengo faces Independiente Medellín (COL) in the second round of the Libertadores group stage.

The ball rolls at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. Therefore, as usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover the match details on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media. Finally, ESPN (pay TV) and Disney+ (streaming) will broadcast the match.

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