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Palmeiras fans believe refereeing mistakes benefited Flamengo over eight rounds

Palmeiras lead the Brasileirão, but the fans still find reasons to complain. That is because, according to the Palmeiras fans’ rulebook, Flamengo earned 18 points in the tournament with help from the referees. However, specialist Paulo Caravina, from the Mato Grosso football federation, put an end to the delusions.

In the first round, Bernabei slid into Varela in the box and the referee awarded a penalty, but Palmeiras fans called the play “nonexistent.” “A clear penalty. For me, the mistake was not showing Bernabei a yellow card,” Caravina commented.

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The São Paulo side’s list goes on with seven more points they claim were refereeing mistakes. Of all the plays mentioned, the referee agreed only about the penalty on Ayrton Lucas for the foul on André of Corinthians, which was not given against Flamengo.

“But it is also fair to remember that, in that same match, Flamengo had a wrongful sending-off,” Caravina noted in a comment about the eighth round. On that occasion, Evertton Araújo was shown a straight red for stepping on Breno Bidon’s foot.

Was the referee biased in the analysis?

Caravina made it clear that the analysis was not about the performance of team ‘A’ or ‘B,’ but about refereeing. Therefore, if the situation were the opposite, the specialist would debunk possible demagoguery from Flamengo fans as well, but that is not the case.

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