Coluna do Fla
·1 June 2026
Arrascaeta mocks row over referee in Palmeiras v Chapecoense

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·1 June 2026

Referee Felipe Fernandes de Lima was at the center of the biggest controversy of the 18th round of the Brasileirão. That is because the referee reversed his decision and disallowed Chapecoense’s goal against Palmeiras after it had already been awarded. Arrascaeta, of Flamengo, mocked the situation.
“I just got home from Milano’s baptism, and only now I’m seeing that a lot happened in Brazil,” said Arrascaeta on ‘X,’ formerly Twitter.
Chapecoense scored the equalizer in the 54th minute of the second half through Italo. The Palmeiras players complained about a foul in the play and asked referee Felipe Fernandes de Lima to review it on VAR.
Felipe Fernandes de Lima, however, told the players that VAR had confirmed there was no need to disallow the goal, since there was no foul. Even so, the referee asked to review the play on video, causing outrage among the Chapecoense players.
Thus, after a VAR review, referee Felipe Fernandes de Lima decided to disallow Chapecoense’s goal in the 54th minute of the second half. As a result, Palmeiras managed to win 1-0 at Allianz Parque.
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