Palmeiras rebut refereeing claims: ‘Our level rattles people’ | OneFootball

Palmeiras thrashed Vitória 4-0 at Barradão this Wednesday (29) in the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship. The goals in the green-and-white side’s win were scored by Maurício, along with an own goal by the Bahia team, John Arias, and Ramón Sosa.

Besides the emphatic scoreline, the match was marked by complaints involving the refereeing. Vitória’s fans disputed an incident involving Maurício and center-back Cacá. Shortly afterward, Cacá was sent off after a hard tackle on John Arias. Following the red card, full-back Luan Cândido, a product of Palmeiras’ youth academy, made a “robbery” gesture with his hands toward the refereeing crew, was called over by the referee to explain himself, and was also sent off.

Official statement

With the result, Palmeiras remains at the top of the Brazilian Championship and has opened an eight-point lead over Flamengo. The Rio club still has a game in hand, but Verdão remains in a comfortable position at the top of the table and reinforces its consistent campaign in the competition.

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