Abel Ferreira banned for 2 games at Palmeiras, may miss São Paulo | OneFootball

The Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) punished Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira, in a session held this Friday (4), with a two-match suspension. The sanction was prompted by the episode in which the coach kicked an audio recording device on the sideline during the draw against Mirassol, valid for the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship.

With the ruling by the Disciplinary Committee, the Portuguese manager will miss the team’s next two Brasileirão matches: the clash against Botafogo this Sunday (6), and the Choque-Rei derby against São Paulo, scheduled for September 12.

It could change

Palmeiras’ legal department, however, confirmed that it will file an appeal and request a stay of enforcement from the entity’s full court. That way, Abel could be on the bench against Tricolor.

The officiating crew for the match — made up of head referee João Vitor Gobi, fourth official Roger Goulart, and VAR official Ilbert Estevam da Silva — who had been reported for alleged omission in applying punishment on the field, was acquitted due to the complaint being deemed procedurally flawed.

Arguments and disagreement

The coach was charged under Article 258 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD), which provides penalties for conduct contrary to discipline or sports ethics.

During the session, the coach’s defense argued that there had been an impulsive reaction in the heat of the moment and maintained that the refereeing decision not to caution him on the field should stand, requesting either the coach’s acquittal or the conversion of the penalty into a warning.

The ruling revealed disagreements among the court’s auditors:• Reporting auditor George Ramalho: Voted for Abel Ferreira’s acquittal, considering that the action was not serious enough to warrant intervention by the court after the referee’s omission on the field.• Auditor José Maria Philomeno: Broke with the reporting auditor by identifying a disciplinary infraction and voted for a one-match suspension.• Auditor Pedro Gonet: Agreed that an infraction had occurred and, citing the coach’s repeat-offender history, voted for a two-match suspension.

The votes of session president Adriene Hassen and auditor Rodrigo Buzzi followed Pedro Gonet’s position, forming the majority and setting the punishment at a two-match suspension for the Palmeiras coach in the first instance.

São Paulo will visit Palmeiras for the 27th round of the Brasileirão only on the 12th, a Saturday. Before that, Dorival Jr.’s team has two other commitments: it hosts Atlético-MG at Morumbi this Saturday (5), also for the league, and visits Boca Juniors in Argentina on Tuesday (8) for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarterfinals.

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