Mattheus Montenegro on Athletico-PR penalty: “Nothing at all” | OneFootball

Fluminense president Mattheus Montenegro left Arena da Baixada unhappy with the refereeing after the 3-3 draw with Athletico-PR this Sunday (30) in the Brazilian Championship. The club official questioned the penalty awarded to the Paraná side in stoppage time and said the Tricolor was harmed by the decision. In Mattheus’ view, Fábio did not foul Viveros in the play. According to the president, the goalkeeper was getting ready to make the save when he pulled back after noticing the forward approaching, who then ended up colliding with the No. 1 shirt.

— Fluminense did not deserve this draw. We’re leaving here with a bitter taste. This draw happened because of a penalty that, even now, we’re still trying to understand what the referee saw on the field. The ball is going toward Fábio, who moves to make the save and, when he sees the Athletico player arriving, he pulls back. The player runs into him and the referee gives a penalty. What happened here today is unbelievable — he said.

The official also stressed that Fluminense spent the week preparing to go for the win in a direct clash near the top of the table. For him, the team did enough to leave Curitiba with all three points.

— You come here and spend the entire week preparing for a match in a very difficult championship, with both clubs fighting, and we leave here having dropped two points because of a penalty that was absolutely nothing.

Mattheus also challenged the explanation given by the referee during the match and said the images do not support the interpretation that Fábio caused the collision.

— On the field, the referee says Fábio bumps into him, but that’s not what the images show. Fluminense leaves here very upset because we came in search of the three points, we played for that, but we were harmed by the refereeing — he concluded.

Photo: Marina Garcia

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