Corinthians president and executive slam refereeing: "It was a disgrace" | OneFootball

It wasn't just Dorival Júnior who was upset with the refereeing of the match between Corinthians and Red Bull Bragantino, this Wednesday, at the Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium, for the 32nd round of the Brazilian Championship. The president of the alvinegro club, Osmar Stabile, also criticized the performance of referee Edina Alves Batista, who sent off two Timão players: José Martínez and Charles.

The official gave an interview in the mixed zone of the stadium and described the refereeing of the match as “an aberration”. Stabile, like Dorival, also questioned Edina's lack of criteria and demanded measures from the CBF.

“It's a shame what's happening with Brazilian refereeing. It's unbearable. They asked us to stop talking about refereeing, but it's getting worse every day. You saw what happened, without any criteria. We will complain, we will talk to the refereeing board. The referees are not prepared. Corinthians has already lost many points because of this, we cannot let this happen, it's absurd,” fired the president.

“What happened here today was an aberration. We are discussing criteria, we need to train these referees better. The criteria are not good. We hope that the CBF takes action. I talked to the director of refereeing and he asked for patience, but it gets worse every day. Today was an aberration,” he criticized.

Fabinho speaks out

The Corinthians football executive, Fabinho Soldado, also spoke out against the refereeing. He said that Edina was “lost” and asks that Brazilian football referees have a “better structure” to work with.

“We are trying to collaborate. It's no use talking about a referee in isolation, we need structure. Corinthians has always made itself available to help, but sometimes some referees make assessments that are not fair. There is the technical part that is discussed with the coach, but we have this conversation every week. We cannot be harmed. We have already sent letters, had conversations, but we cannot accept confusing refereeing. The referee was lost, leaving players from both teams confused. We demand that the structure of Brazilian refereeing improves,” he declared.

Situation in the standings

With the defeat to Red Bull Bragantino, Corinthians remains in tenth position in the standings, with 42 points. The gap to the G6, which was six points, has increased to nine.

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