Flamengo slam VAR for 'shocking and serious error' in defeat to Fluminense | OneFootball

Flamengo issued a statement on Thursday night, condemning the performance of the refereeing in the 2-1 defeat to Fluminense, during the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Davi De Oliveira Lacerda was the referee at Maracanã, while Wagner Reway led the VAR.

The Rubro-Negro complains about a penalty not awarded for a foul by Thiago Silva on Bruno Henrique in the 10th minute of the second half. Davi De Oliveira Lacerda was not called by Wagner Reway to review the play on VAR. For Flamengo, this constitutes a “breach of protocol.”

“Flamengo expresses outrage at yet another absurd and serious error by VAR, under the responsibility of Mr. Wagner Reway, in the classic match against Fluminense. The incident involving Bruno Henrique and Thiago Silva, ignored by the video referee, constitutes a clear breach of protocol and was news in Brazil and abroad, once again tarnishing the image of Brazilian football,” the club wrote.

The Rubro-Negro sees this incident as yet another error by Wagner Reway in the team's matches.

“This is not the first time that errors like this happen against Flamengo when Reway is in the booth, which further aggravates the situation. The audios released by the CBF make it clear that Davi de Oliveira Lacerda, the on-field referee who conducted the match well, was harmed by his colleague,” it stated.

“Flamengo acknowledges the recent efforts by the CBF to elevate the quality of Brazilian refereeing and believes that, with some adjustments, the results will become increasingly visible,” it concluded.

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See Flamengo's full statement

“Flamengo expresses outrage at yet another absurd and serious error by VAR, under the responsibility of Mr. Wagner Reway, in the classic match against Fluminense. The incident involving Bruno Henrique and Thiago Silva, ignored by the video referee, constitutes a clear breach of protocol and was news in Brazil and abroad, once again tarnishing the image of Brazilian football.

This is not the first time that errors like this happen against Flamengo when Reway is in the booth, which further aggravates the situation. The audios released by the CBF make it clear that Davi de Oliveira Lacerda, the on-field referee who conducted the match well, was harmed by his colleague.

Flamengo acknowledges the recent efforts by the CBF to elevate the quality of Brazilian refereeing and believes that, with some adjustments, the results will become increasingly visible.”

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