Outrageous! Flamengo denied clear penalty, referee ignores VAR | OneFootball

Luiz Araújo suffered a clear foul inside the box, but the referee ignored the play

Flamengo is beating Botafogo 1-0 this Wednesday (15th), at Nilton Santos Stadium, in a match valid for the Brasileirão Championship. However, still in the first half, the red-and-black team had a penalty not called on Luiz Araújo, which caused outrage among the players.

At 32 minutes into the first half, Luiz Araújo was played into the box and ended up being brought down by midfielder Allan. The Botafogo player stepped on the red-and-black player. PC de Oliveira, a former referee and now a refereeing commentator, stated that the foul should have been called.

HOW IS THE MATCH GOING?

Flamengo and Botafogo are playing a balanced match at Nilton Santos Stadium. Both teams frequently reach the attacking area and keep shooting. However, the Most Beloved opened the scoring with Pedro, at the 39th minute of the first half.

Arrascaeta received the ball at the edge of the box, advanced with it, and gave an excellent pass to Pedro. The red-and-black striker controlled it, adjusted his body, and finished past the Botafogo goalkeeper to make it 1-0 for Flamengo.

WHEN DOES FLAMENGO PLAY AGAIN?

Now, Flamengo remains focused on the Brasileirão Championship. That’s because the red-and-black team faces Palmeiras on Sunday (19th), at 4pm (Brasília time), at Maracanã, in a match valid for the 29th round of the tournament.

Thus, Coluna do Fla brings all the information from the match directly from Maracanã, with reports by Rodrigo Lima. In addition, Premiere, via pay-per-view, and TV Globo, on free-to-air television, will broadcast the game.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.