Leonardo Jardim shares controversial moment in Corinthians goal | OneFootball

A new controversy has emerged surrounding the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinal, held this Wednesday. An unprecedented video, recorded from behind Cássio’s goal, shows a handball by Memphis in the play that resulted in the winning goal for Corinthians against Cruzeiro. 

The footage quickly reached coach Leonardo Jardim, who shared the video on his social media. The VAR and the broadcaster holding the rights to the match did not have access to the new video. 

The Play

In the play, after Yuri Alberto received Carrillo’s cross and headed the ball towards the center of the box, Memphis attempted a header and the ball ended up slowly falling at the Dutchman’s feet, who had no trouble pushing it into the net. 

Before the match resumed, Cruzeiro’s fullback William even warned referee Anderson Daronco about a possible handball by Memphis. After analyzing all the footage available to VAR, the referee received the green light to restart the game. 

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Perfect campaign in 2025 so far

So far, Corinthians is having an almost perfect campaign in this edition of the Copa do Brasil. In seven matches, Timão has won seven times and has yet to concede a goal. 

The return leg between Corinthians and Cruzeiro will be this Sunday, at 6 p.m. (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena. Timão has the advantage of a draw, while Raposa will need to win the match to take the decision, at the very least, to a penalty shootout. 

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