Ex-Benfica man in Brazil after criticising refs: always the same... | OneFootball

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·22 November 2025

Ex-Benfica man in Brazil after criticising refs: always the same...

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Having spent time in Portugal, where he played for Benfica, Carlos Vinícius became the subject of conversation after an unusual incident. During halftime of the match between Grêmio and Vasco da Gama, the striker from the Porto Alegre team was seen being highly critical of the refereeing by Raphael Claus.

Back in Brazil, where he has been standing out for his goal-scoring prowess, the forward was clearly unhappy with the referee’s performance, considering that this type of behavior had become repetitive in many of Grêmio’s recent matches.


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In footage that quickly spread across social media, you can hear the former Benfica player uttering some less-than-friendly words. “F... hell, it’s always the same s...,” Carlos Vinícius began, in the tunnel leading to Grêmio’s locker room.

“In every game, it’s the refereeing all over the place... F... That’s why the s... championship never gets any better,” the visibly frustrated Brazilian striker concluded. At halftime, the two teams were tied at zero, and the deadlock would only be broken in the second half.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.

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