Fluminense v Juventude: referee reports Ruschel, Nenê protest

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·17 October 2025

Fluminense v Juventude: referee reports Ruschel, Nenê protest

On the night of last Thursday, for the 28th round of the Brasileirão, Fluminense hosted Juventude at Maracanã and won 1-0. The goal was scored by defender Thiago Silva in the 53rd minute of the second half. The match did not resume after the goal by the Tricolor das Laranjeiras, and referee Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes reported in the match summary the reasons and protests from the team from Rio Grande do Sul.

“I inform that, after the goal by Fluminense in the 52nd minute of the second half, and with the goal confirmed by the VAR team in the 53rd minute of the second half, the visiting team, Juventude, began to complain vehemently about a previous play, in which the 8-second goalkeeper possession rule was applied, resulting in a corner kick,” the referee stated in the match summary. “During the complaints, some players from Juventude, coordinated by their captain, number 28, Mr. Alan Luciano Ruschel, and player number 10, Mr. Anderson Luís de Carvalho, addressed their teammates saying: ‘Let's leave, we won't accept to restart the game. Let's leave, it's over,’” he added.

Controversy and Expulsion

With Juventude refusing to restart the match, the team captain, Alan Ruschel, complained to the referee and was sent off after the final whistle. The referee reported that he was insulted by the player.

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“After the end of the match, the player approached the refereeing team, who were near the center circle, and began to complain aggressively, trying to get past the police responsible for the referees’ security. Pointing his finger, he said the following words: ‘You didn't count the 8 seconds, you're messing around! I'm the captain, I have the right to talk to you! You're messing around, it's only with us that you do this!’ After being sent off, the player said: ‘You son of a b****, go f*** yourself!’”

Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes also explained his decision to end the match.

“Given the visiting team's resistance to accept the restart of the match, and considering that the regulation time, plus the 8 minutes of added time, had already been fully played (up to the 53rd minute), I ended the match. I emphasize that, even if the match had not been ended at that moment, the Esporte Clube Juventude team was clearly showing that they would not accept the restart and were already heading to leave the field,” he concluded.

Standings Situation

With the result, the Tricolor from Rio, who were coming off a defeat to Mirassol, reached 41 points, in seventh place. Juventude, meanwhile, remains in an extremely delicate situation. The team stayed in 19th, with the same 24 points.