Leila blames Palmeiras' slip-ups on 'incompetence', not Abel | OneFootball

The president of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira, opposed the position of coach Abel Ferreira after criticisms of the refereeing.

The coach blamed the refereeing for the five winless games, leaving the team far from a title in the Brasileirão.

However, Leila downplayed these refereeing errors and spoke of Palmeiras' own "inability" for this drop in performance.

"I don't believe that these last five games of Palmeiras that we couldn't win were due to refereeing," said Leila at a press conference this Wednesday (26).

"I cannot outsource responsibility that is ours. We didn't win because of our responsibility, because of our inability," she added.

In the last five games, Palmeiras lost to Mirassol (2 x 1) and Santos (1 x 0), drew with Vitória and Fluminense (both 0 x 0), and lastly, lost to Grêmio (3 x 2).

This TENSION behind the scenes occurs on the eve of the Libertadores final.

Palmeiras vs. Flamengo will be on Saturday (29), at 6 PM, in Lima, Peru.

"We will try to correct these problems that occurred in these last five games. I don't agree, I don't like (complaining)," said Leila.

"You see me very rarely talking about refereeing and scheduling. It's the reality we have. The refereeing errors are not only with Palmeiras," she concluded.

So, who is right, Abel or Leila? And who will win the Libertadores final? Leave your comment!

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