John Textor fumes at Flamengo title, blasts refs after Palmeiras tie | OneFootball

Textor used social media to criticize referee Dário Herrera

Flamengo became the champion of the Copa Libertadores last Saturday (29), by defeating Palmeiras 1-0 in Lima, Peru. The result caused outrage in John Textor, owner of Botafogo's SAF, who used social media to question the refereeing.

“No red card? It seems the football gods are cheering for Flamengo”, posted John Textor on Instagram, suggesting favoritism towards the Rubro-Negro. The episode resonated among the fans of the Most Beloved, who joked about the ‘crying’.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE QUESTIONING?

At 36 minutes into the first half, the referee stopped the match. In the play, defender Bruno Fuchs rose to contest the ball with Erick Pulgar, and the midfielder from Flamengo ended up going in hard on the challenge.

Thus, referee Dário Herrera was called by VAR to review the play between the two players. After the review, the Argentine referee deemed the play normal and allowed the game to continue without issuing a yellow or red card.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

Thus, at 22 minutes into the second half, Arrascaeta took a corner into the area, and Danilo, unmarked, rose alone to head the ball and score. In this way, Flamengo overcame Palmeiras 1-0 and won their fourth Copa Libertadores title.

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