Cássio hails Cruzeiro v Palmeiras, comments on refereeing | OneFootball

This Sunday, Palmeiras and Cruzeiro drew 0 to 0 at Allianz Parque, in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. Goalkeeper Cássio praised the celestial team's performance and highlighted the issue of refereeing in Brazil.

“Congratulations to the team, it's not easy to come here and take points from Palmeiras. If we look at it, we managed to get four points from a team that is the leader of the championship (first and second round), it's difficult. For me, (Carlos) Miguel was the best on the field, made great saves, and saved Palmeiras. We managed to create and we are happy, in the second half we ended up oscillating, but in two games we managed to win at home and play another great match,” Cássio began in an interview with Sportv.

Additionally, Cássio took the opportunity to talk about refereeing in Brazilian football. This Sunday's match was marked by a controversial incident between Gustavo Gómez and Wanderson. On that occasion, the Palmeiras defender hit the striker's leg with his boot studs and, after a VAR review, received only a yellow card.

“I want to address the issue of refereeing. Enough of everyone saying it favored this or that team. I could very well talk about situations that happened today, but I think we players and the CBF need to come together to improve this. I have complained about refereeing at certain times, but for the good of football, we need to stop and see what can be improved to help the referees. The Brazilian Championship has to be among the best in the world, and I think refereeing is very important for that,” he said.

In the final minutes of the game, a Palmeiras fan threw a bottle and hit Cássio's back, causing him to fall on the field and resulting in a three-minute stoppage in the game. The goalkeeper briefly commented on the incident but said he didn't give it much importance.

“We leave this kind of situation aside, the fans promptly identified the guy. It's not nice to get hit by a bottle on the back,” completed the Cruzeiro goalkeeper.

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