How Matheus Pereira may have 'helped' Jorginho with goal-line save checked by VAR | OneFootball

A debated moment from Flamengo v Cruzeiro resurfaced on Thursday, with some suggesting Matheus Pereira may have inadvertently helped Jorginho make a goal-line clearance.

According to Globo.com, discussion on social media focused on whether a slight push from Matheus Pereira gave the Flamengo midfielder the split-second needed to reach the ball.

The sequence began with William breaking down the right and crossing to the near post. Kaio Jorge challenged Léo Pereira, the ball ricocheted and looped over Rossi, and Jorginho slid in to clear on the line.

On the pitch, the referee and assistant did not signal a goal. Cruzeiro’s players protested, VAR conducted a silent check, and play resumed with no goal given.

Flamengo were 1-0 up at that point. Soon after, Lucas Romero equalised with a strike from outside the area, before Samuel Lino restored the lead to seal a quarter-final berth.

Source: Globo.com

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