Filipe Luís: Palmeiras can't complain about refereeing | OneFootball

After Flamengo’s 3-2 victory over Palmeiras this Sunday at Maracanã, for the Brazilian Championship, coach Filipe Luís and director José Boto commented on the refereeing and Palmeiras’ first goal, factors that sparked debate between the clubs.

“The timing of the substitution was more of a communication error on our part than the referee’s. But I don’t feel that either team was harmed by the refereeing today and, let’s be honest, if there’s anyone who can’t complain about refereeing, it’s Palmeiras. For me, it was a fair result,” said Filipe Luís.

The “our mistake” mentioned by the player referred to the play leading to Palmeiras’ first goal, which was scored when Léo Ortiz’s substitute, Danilo, had not yet entered the field, leaving Flamengo momentarily one man down in defense.

Flamengo’s football director, José Boto, downplayed the existence of decisive incidents in the match and took a jab: “It was a match without controversial incidents. It wasn’t the best refereeing; there were many fouls that the referee didn’t give us and should have. I remember three or four fouls on Arrascaeta, almost always by the same player, and no card was shown. But, in terms of incidents, there weren’t any. If someone is complaining, it’s because they’re not used to not being helped,” he stated.

On the other side, Abel Ferreira, Palmeiras’ coach, also addressed the refereeing and took the opportunity to send messages to the press, the players, and the referees: “With this referee, things haven’t worked out very well; he’s sent me off about 4 or 5 times. The way he spoke to my players at the end, he turned off the microphone. But anyway, we all have to improve. I have to improve, my players have to improve, you (the press) have to improve, and the referees also have to improve.”

The match, valid for the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship, saw Pedro as the standout for Flamengo, with a goal, an assist, and a penalty won. Arrascaeta and Jorginho completed the score for the Rubro-Negro.

For Palmeiras, Vitor Roque and Gustavo Gómez scored, with the Paraguayan captain taking the opportunity in the press conference to criticize referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio, calling him arrogant and stating that the referee turned off his microphone so he wouldn’t hear “nonsense.”

With the win, Flamengo caught up with Palmeiras at the top, both with 61 points, but Verdão remains ahead due to having one more victory. Both teams still have a game in hand in the national competition.

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