CBF releases VAR review of controversial incident in São Paulo v Flamengo | OneFootball

The CBF published on its official website, this Thursday, the analysis by the VAR team regarding the possible penalty for Flamengo in the last play of the match. The refereeing team concluded that there was no penalty, upholding the on-field decision.

The first round match of the 2026 Brasileirão was won, in a comeback, by Tricolor Paulista, 2-1.

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Controversy

At 51 minutes of the second half, in the last play of the match, when Flamengo was trying to tie the game that São Paulo was winning, Arrascaeta took advantage of a rebound from goalkeeper Rafael in the six-yard box and shot wide. 

The number 10 of Rubro-Negro appealed for a penalty, claiming he had been touched by defender Alan Franco at the moment of the shot, but the match referee, Wilton Pereira Sampaio, interpreted that there was no foul. The on-field decision was reiterated by the VAR team, led by Rodrigo D’ Alonso Ferreira.

Play Review

In the video released by CBF this Thursday, it is possible to follow the review of the play. See what was concluded:

“For me, he shoots and then there is contact, it's a game action,” Wilton opined at first.

“When Arrascaeta goes to shoot, he pulls his leg back, the São Paulo player doesn’t change his stride at any moment – stick with the on-field decision,” analyzed Rodrigo D’ Alonso while watching the footage.

“The defender does not impact Arrascaeta’s shot,” Wilton concluded.

The interpretation, both by the referee on the field and the VAR team, was that the Flamengo player initiated the contact with his movement and the touch was not enough to constitute a penal action. The refereeing also agrees that Arrascaeta was able to complete the play without being fouled.

Complaints

Right at the end of the match, Flamengo players confronted the referee in an aggressive manner, and midfielder Jorginho was sent off and will miss the next round against Internacional. 

“I sent off, with a straight red card after the end of the match, player number 21 of C.R. Flamengo, Mr. Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, for coming towards me at the center of the pitch in an agitated and disrespectful manner, offending me with the following words: ‘you are a disgrace, you’re making a joke of us’,” the referee reported in the match summary.

The player also expressed his dissatisfaction with Wilton Pereira Sampaio’s work in a post-match interview.

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