Gustavo Henrique urges Corinthians to improve, slams refereeing | OneFootball

Defender Gustavo Henrique left the field upset with referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima after the 1-1 draw with Flamengo on Sunday night at Neo Química Arena, in the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship. Corinthians finished the match with a man advantage, but complained about the referee’s behavior after Evertton Araújo was sent off.

Evertton Araújo was sent off six minutes into the second half after a foul on Breno Bidon. In Gustavo Henrique’s opinion, after showing the red card to the opposing player, the referee started making more decisions in Flamengo’s favor, as if trying to “compensate” for the sending off.

“We started the game behind on the scoreboard, but in my view we played well, especially in the first half, we matched up well and managed to equalize. We were closer to scoring the second goal. Man, for me, after the sending off, the referee got really tangled up. When it was 11 against 11, he was refereeing well, letting the game flow, and then it seemed like everything was compensated for Flamengo. That was our biggest complaint with him, but I don’t like to keep talking about refereeing either,” he told Cazé TV.

With the draw this weekend, Corinthians saw their winless streak grow, reaching their seventh consecutive match without a victory, with two losses and five draws. The Corinthians captain then called for a collective improvement from the team.

“We put a lot of pressure on ourselves, we know it’s been many games without a win, we can’t go so many matches without winning. We faced a great opponent, today was a big opportunity to get the three points. We need to improve. We have to take advantage of this FIFA break to train hard, dedicate ourselves, and come back better,” he said.

Gustavo Henrique’s Corinthians will only return to the field after the FIFA break. Timão will face Fluminense next April 1, starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maracanã, for the ninth round of the Brazilian Championship.

“We played a good first half. In the second half, there was barely any ball in play, very little time with the ball rolling after the sending off. That’s really bad for football. We had opportunities and couldn’t convert. Now it’s time to rest, work, and already start thinking about after the FIFA break,” concluded the defender.

Standings

The result was not positive for either team. Corinthians drew again and dropped to 11th place, with 10 points. Timão also saw their winless streak increase, reaching their seventh consecutive match without a win — two losses and five draws in this stretch.

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