Marcão slams ref, hails Thiago Silva’s help: “VAR could’ve intervened” | OneFootball

Tricolor coach questions controversial penalty awarded in stoppage time, but praises the team’s ability to respond

Coach Marcão analyzed the eventful 3-3 draw between Fluminense and Athletico-PR this Sunday (30), in the 25th round of the Brasileirão. In a press conference after the match at Arena da Baixada, the manager openly challenged the penalty awarded to the home side in the closing stages of the game.

— I know the president also spoke about it, but I think VAR could have intervened in that penalty incident. I think he bent before the leg — protested the tricolor coach.

Despite the bitter taste of conceding in stoppage time, Marcão was keen to praise the group’s ability to respond and the tactical discipline shown throughout the 90 minutes.

— Overall, I think the behavior of my team, which fell behind once again, but we didn’t lose our organization… We were always organized, and I think that’s very important. I took a lot of good things from this match, and some things for us to correct, but I think during the week we managed to fix what didn’t work so well for the next matches — he added.

Marcão also explained why Thiago Silva did not take the field. Preserved due to fatigue and the impact of the artificial turf, the center-back remained on the bench and actively helped by guiding his teammates alongside the coaching staff.

— We couldn’t count on him today, but I believe in the next games we will. Today, because of the artificial pitch, he felt pain over the last two days, but we’ll take care of him, because I believe that in the next matches he’ll be on the field helping us — he explained, before praising the leadership profile of the No. 3:

— We give him complete freedom, because the players respect him, we as a staff respect him, and he sees a lot. His commitment, that sense of responsibility to help his teammates, is very clear. I’m sure that if that’s what he chooses for his life, he’ll have a great career as a coach because he’s a very studious guy — he concluded.

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