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Ramon Abatti Abel Continues to Be at the Center of Controversies in Flamengo Matches

Flamengo faces Atlético-MG this Sunday (27th), in a match valid for the 17th round of the Brasileirão. Despite a very competitive first half between the teams, the Red and Black went to the locker room ‘upset’ with the refereeing of Ramon Abatti Abel. Bruno Henrique even revealed that the referee went back on his own word when analyzing a possible red card incident involving Fausto Vera.

— He told me this: if it was inside the box, it would be a penalty and a yellow card, if it was outside, it would be a red card. He told me and Hulk. And when he looked at the VAR, he changed his decision. So, it’s tough to keep talking about refereeing. He was provoking our team the whole time. The fouls he gives to Atlético, he doesn’t give to us — said Bruno Henrique, in a pitch-side interview.

WHAT WAS THE INCIDENT INVOLVING THE POSSIBLE RED CARD?

At 35 minutes into the first half, Gonzalo Plata received a long ball and controlled it at the edge of Atlético-MG’s box. The Flamengo striker was then ‘run over’ by Fausto Vera, who was the last man for the Minas Gerais team. Close to the play, Ramon Abatti Abel called a foul for Flamengo and showed a yellow card to the opposing midfielder.

After many complaints from the Flamengo players and a recommendation from VAR, Ramon Abatti Abel went to review the incident involving Gonzalo Plata and Fausto Vera. However, even though the midfielder was the last player for the Minas Gerais team, the referee stuck with his decision and did not send off the opposing player.

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DOES RAMON ABATTI ABEL USUALLY MAKE MISTAKES IN FLAMENGO MATCHES?

It’s worth noting that, in 2025, the match between Flamengo and Atlético-MG is the fifth game for Mengão with Ramon Abatti Abel on the field. In one of the matches, in fact, against Palmeiras, the referee was involved in several controversial incidents against Filipe Luís’s team. For example, the referee ignored a knee from Weverton on Léo Ortiz inside the box, and also didn’t send off Gustavo Gómez after a hard tackle on Luiz Araújo.

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