Corinthians player admits attack on Flamengo's Jorginho: “I apologised” | OneFootball

Gabriel Paulista elbowed Jorginho, but was not sent off

One of the biggest controversies of the match between Flamengo and Corinthians was the fact that Gabriel Paulista was not sent off. The defender from the São Paulo team landed an elbow to the face of Jorginho, but referee Rodrigo Pereira Lima let the match continue. After the game, the defender acknowledged the blow to the midfielder and admitted that he apologized.

— In the incident with Jorginho, I was the first one, I went straight to the referee and told him: ‘I made the movement, my hand hit his face.’ It wasn’t an elbow, nothing like that. I admitted the mistake to the referee, apologized to Jorginho — said Gabriel Paulista.

— I think VAR also saw that it wasn’t a play for a sending off. They have the right to complain, just as we do, but that’s my opinion. It wasn’t a play for a red card — added the Corinthians defender, in the mixed zone at Neo Química Arena.

HOW DID THE INCIDENT BETWEEN GABRIEL PAULISTA AND JORGINHO HAPPEN?

Before a corner kick, Gabriel tried to break free from Jorginho and struck the Flamengo player’s chin, who fell immediately. Referee Rodrigo Pereira Lima even put his hand to his ear to listen to the assistants, but did not go to the monitor.

Globo Group’s refereeing commentator, Paulo Cesar de Oliveira, at first said it was not a red card offense. However, minutes after the end of the match and with new angles of the incident, the former referee changed his mind and saw a ‘trigger movement’ from Gabriel Paulista. Therefore, he deserved to be sent off.

WHAT WERE THE OTHER CONTROVERSIES OF THE MATCH?

Besides Gabriel Paulista not being sent off, still in the first half, Rodrigo wrongly sent off Flamengo midfielder Evertton Araújo. The midfielder got the ball before making contact with Breno Bidon, but the referee showed a red card. On the other hand, Corinthians asked for a penalty by Ayrton Lucas on André, which was also not given.

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