Rafinha and Rui Costa lose it after Ferreirinha abuses ref and sees red | OneFootball

One of the main reasons for São Paulo’s humiliating elimination to Juventude in the Copa do Brasil was Ferreirinha’s lightning-fast sending-off: he came on late in the first half only to stay on the field for 30 seconds before being shown a straight red card for allegedly assaulting an opponent.

The match referee, Pernambuco native Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima, had no doubts and did not even need to check VAR after seeing Ferreirinha extend his arm and strike the back of the Juventude player’s neck (watch below). In the official match report, the referee revealed the insults shouted by the Tricolor No. 11 after the punishment.

“I sent off Mr. Aldemir dos Santos Ferreira, No. 11, of São Paulo FC, in the 44th minute of the 1st half, by showing a straight red card, for throwing a punch to the back of his opponent’s neck, Mr. Rodrigo Eduardo da Silva, No. 34, when the ball was out of play. The player who was hit received medical treatment and remained in the match. After his sending-off was confirmed, the player said the following words to the referee: ‘go f*** yourself, son of a b****, you are a disgrace’,” reported Rodrigo Pereira de Lima.

And it was not only the forward who insulted the referee on São Paulo’s side. Officials Rui Costa and Rafinha were also mentioned by Rodrigo in the report, with insults and threats against the referee.

“I report that, after the end of the first half, when the refereeing team was heading to the dressing room, in the mixed zone we were approached by two São Paulo FC officials, Mr. Rui Costa, who said the following words to the referee: ‘You scumbag, you’re messing around.’ And Mr. Marcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (Rafinha), who said the following words to the referee: ‘You’ll never referee a São Paulo match again, you’re messing around’. I also inform that, at that same moment, as we were entering the dressing room, Mr. Lucas Andrino, executive director of E.C. Juventude, said the following words to the assistant referee: ‘You a**hole, you son of a b****,’ and was restrained by security.”

“It should also be reported that when the refereeing team was returning to the field after halftime, we were again approached by São Paulo FC official Mr. Marcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (Rafinha), who said the following words to the referee: ‘You’ll never referee a São Paulo match again,’ repeated several times as the refereeing team headed to the field.”

Most likely, the São Paulo trio mentioned in the match report will be charged in sports court, which may determine punishments for those involved.

After the embarrassment on the field, Rui Costa and Rafinha held a press conference announcing the departure of coach Roger Machado, only two months after his arrival at Tricolor following the inexplicable decision to replace Crespo.

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