📹 Palmeiras director slams refereeing, cites rule over disallowed goal | OneFootball

This Sunday (10), Palmeiras drew 1-1 with Remo at Mangueirão in the 15th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

The result kept Verdão at the top of the table with 34 points, but with Flamengo close behind on 30 points and a game in hand.

The two teams, in fact, face each other on May 23 at the Maracanã in the 17th round.

However, Palmeiras could have returned to São Paulo with the win if the referee had allowed Bruno Fuchs' goal deep into stoppage time.

After the match, Anderson Barros — Verdão's football director — gave a press conference before assistant coach João Martins answered reporters' questions.

Anderson Barros made a point of reading what the rule says to contest the disallowed goal after the VAR review, in which the referee called a handball by Flaco López in the assist for Bruno Fuchs.

"Today, I wanted you to take a minute so you can judge it. The goal is valid. If the ball accidentally touches the hand or arm of an attacking player and then a teammate scores, the goal stands. The goal is disallowed if the same player scores. When is the goal valid? An accidental touch at the start of the play is not an offense if it falls to another player," said Anderson Barros, before continuing.

"That would have been two more points for Palmeiras. Whose responsibility is that? We can no longer allow this. It is the responsibility of the CBF, of Rodrigo Cintra, of Péricles Bassols. We can no longer make this kind of mistake. How are we going to recover that? It is a delicate situation. The officiating today, the VAR, made a blatant mistake and harmed Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras."

Anderson Barros also addressed Abel Ferreira's suspension by the STJD for recently criticizing the officiating.

The executive also said he will ask the CBF for "urgent action."

"Palmeiras was punished for questioning referees — Abel got a six-match suspension — and the STJD did not maintain that position afterward, granting suspensive effect and reducing penalties for other players. Palmeiras takes part in every meeting. We have made our approaches and stated our position. Palmeiras has not been coming out to talk about this. It has taken responsibility. But today a situation like this is unacceptable. We cannot allow it. We need urgent action."

Palmeiras itself used dubbed audio from a Santos match in which the same referee, Rafael Klein, explains the handball and goal rule, contradicting the decision to disallow Palmeiras' goal against Remo.

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

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