Corinthians U20 defender faces STJD after brutal Brasileirão tackle | OneFootball

This Thursday (21), the center-back/defensive midfielder for Corinthians’ Under-20 team will be tried by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) due to a red card in a match against Fluminense in the Brazilian Championship for the category on May 6. At the time, the clash was valid for the 10th round of the national tournament.

The 19-year-old player was charged under Article 254 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD), which covers cases of plays deemed violent. In the match against the Rio de Janeiro side, Christian was sent off after making a sliding tackle in the opponent’s half while another opposing player was still on the ground. He was initially shown a yellow card, but was sent off after a VAR (video assistant referee) review.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

Art. 254. Committing a violent play:

§ 1. The following constitute examples of the offense provided for in this article, without prejudice to others:

II – reckless or imprudent conduct in challenging for the ball, even without the intent to harm the opponent.

If convicted, Christian Oliveira could receive a suspension of up to six matches. Recently, Corinthians went through a similar case in the category. Defensive midfielder Caraguá was suspended by the STJD for one match after a red card in a game against Red Bull Bragantino in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship, but he served the punishment in the match following the clash against Massa Bruta.

If the same happens to Christian, the defender will not need to miss any other matches, since he had already served the suspension in the match after the game against Fluminense, against Cuiabá, on May 13. The case in question will be judged by the 4th Disciplinary Commission of the STJD this Thursday (24), at 10 a.m., with Dr. Gustavo Vaughn serving as the reporting judge.

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