Jardim fumes at Carrascal red after Flamengo lose to Palmeiras

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·24 May 2026

Jardim fumes at Carrascal red after Flamengo lose to Palmeiras

Flamengo coach questioned referee Davi de Oliveira Lacerda’s criteria in the loss to Palmeiras

Flamengo lost to Palmeiras this Saturday (23) in a match that was drastically shaped by the early sending-off of Carrascal. With one player fewer, the Rubro-Negro side could not contain the opponent’s momentum, as Palmeiras took advantage of the numerical edge and won 3-0.

After the match, valid for the 17th round of the Brasileirão, coach Leonardo Jardim used the press conference to strongly question the criteria used by referee Davi de Oliveira Lacerda. The Portuguese manager argued that the officiating was too harsh on Carrascal. In the play, the Colombian player challenged Palmeiras center back Murilo and raised his foot too high, receiving a straight red card in the 20th minute of the first half.

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I still haven’t spoken to Carrascal individually; we only spoke as a group. There is one thing that is aggressive play, and another thing that is a high foot. I believe it was more a high foot than aggressive play. A high foot is normally a yellow card. Last year, I saw an Internacional vs. Palmeiras match with a high foot by a Palmeiras player, and the referee did not send him off. But I think it is very easy to give red cards to Flamengo. In a match where the referee chose to allow a high level of aggression, Jorginho took a heavy hit after 30 seconds, and the referee said nothing, he let play continue,” the coach said.

The coach, in fact, did not hold back in criticizing the lack of consistency from the officiating team throughout the championship. Flamengo has repeatedly stressed the lack of criteria on the part of referees, and once again the club left the pitch feeling hard done by, adding to its list of complaints about decisions that, according to the coaching staff, have directly influenced the Rubro-Negro team’s results.

— A high foot is something that does not amount to aggression, right? The player tries to control the ball, the other player is a meter and a half away from him and throws himself toward him to try to block it, as happened in the play leading to the second goal. Varela tries to clear it with an overhead kick, the player went in with his chest, won the challenge and ended up scoring. The play is similar. I don’t think it was a case of aggression. Last year, I played with Cruzeiro against Palmeiras, Gómez made a challenge on one of our players and it was a yellow card. That is why I do not understand the criteria -, he said before concluding.

What I do understand is this: against Flamengo, it is easy to pull out the red card and show it. That I understand very well,” Jardim concluded.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

With no time to dwell on the defeat, Flamengo will face Cusco (PER) at the Maracanã. Kickoff is at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in a match valid for the final round of Group A of the Libertadores, a competition in which the Rio de Janeiro team sits top of the group.

As tradition dictates, Coluna do Fla will bring all the details of the match through the website, YouTube, and other social media platforms. The official broadcast of the game, however, will be carried by Disney+ (streaming) and the cable channel ESPN.

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