Filipe Luís: Flamengo v Estudiantes referee must never ref Libertadores | OneFootball

Flamengo won 2-1, but saw many injustices in the refereeing

Coach Filipe Luís condemned the refereeing performance after Flamengo's 2-1 victory on Thursday (18) over Estudiantes. Furthermore, the red-black coach demanded an apology for what Andrés Rojas did, at Maracanã, for the first match of the quarterfinals of the Libertadores.

— What I hope is that this referee does not whistle the Libertadores from now on and in the future. Our games? God forbid -, pointed out Filipe Luís and, in a press conference, the coach received questions about what went wrong in the match:

— Unfortunately, today, the referee wanted to be the protagonist of the game. And when that happens, he whistles distractedly, not looking at the plays he needs to look at. You mentioned some, but there's Lino's penalty in the first half, fouls with yellow cards, extreme arrogance and presumption with our players, and a very large permissiveness with their team -, the coach affirmed to add that:

— This arrogance of Mr. Andres leads to several families leaving here harmed. The work being harmed by a harmed referee. I would like him to apologize and acknowledge the mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, me too. If he acknowledged it, for me, everything would be fine. But we already know that this will not happen -, highlighted the coach.

Which plays is Filipe Luís referring to?

In the first half, Samuel Lino was knocked down creating a great chance inside Estudiantes' area. In the second half, Gonzalo Plata receives a kick in the foot and is sent off. Then, the Argentinians took advantage to reduce the score.

When will the return be?

With the 2-1 victory, Flamengo has the advantage of a draw by any result to advance in the Libertadores. Thus, the decisive confrontation takes place next Thursday (25), starting at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in La Plata.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.