Abel Ferreira of Palmeiras fumes at two Flamengo members | OneFootball

Abel Ferreira is dissatisfied with recent interviews given at Flamengo

The focus of Flamengo at the moment is the Copa Libertadores, however, the fight for the Brasileirão title is another reality for the Rubro-Negro. Their main competitor is Palmeiras, who leads the race by one point. On the São Paulo side, coach Abel Ferreira is furious with coach Filipe Luís and Flamengo official José Boto.

According to ESPN, Abel Ferreira believes that Flamengo has created a “hypocritical narrative” that only Palmeiras benefits from refereeing in the Brasileirão. That’s why, during a press conference on Sunday (26), after the draw with Cruzeiro, the coach made a point of repeating that the Rubro-Negro is both helped and harmed at various moments.

On the Flamengo side, the strongest statements regarding Palmeiras came from Filipe Luís and José Boto. The coach said that the São Paulo team are the only ones who cannot complain about refereeing in the Brasileirão, while the official stated that “there’s something fishy going on” behind the scenes of the championship.

WHAT DID FILIPE LUÍS AND BOTO SAY ABOUT THE REFEREEING?

“If there’s anyone who can’t complain about refereeing, it’s Palmeiras. So, the result was fair,” said Filipe Luís, after the win in the direct clash with the São Paulo rival. “I’m not accusing anyone, but this doesn’t smell right to me, I don’t think it’s just a lack of quality from the referees, because they officiate differently in different places,” said Boto, after the match with Bahia.

DON’T YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS, ABEL?

While Abel Ferreira is irritated with Flamengo, the Most Beloved is focused on the Copa Libertadores da América. This Wednesday (29), Mengão faces Racing (ARG) in the second leg of the semifinal, in Avellaneda. If Mengão is on the field, then there’s full coverage from Coluna do Fla.

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