Rafinha charged by STJD after abusing referee as São Paulo lose to Grêmio | OneFootball

The Prosecutor’s Office of the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) has charged Rafinha, São Paulo’s football executive, over insults directed at referee André Luiz Policarpo Bento. The incident took place after the São Paulo side’s 2-1 defeat to Grêmio in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, in the Brazilian Championship last Saturday (8).

According to the report recorded in the match’s official report, the club official approached the refereeing team in the tunnel leading to the stadium locker rooms to complain about the non-use of the video assistant referee (VAR) in a play involving forward Luciano. In the document, the referee said he was insulted by the executive during the confrontation.

“Come on, André. You had a great game, you should have gone to VAR to review Luciano’s play. F*** you, you w… It’s me saying it, this f***ing VAR,” Rafinha said, according to the referee’s report. Watch the video below.

Possible punishments

Rafinha was charged under Article 258 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD), which provides punishment for anyone who “engages in any conduct contrary to discipline or sports ethics not covered by the other rules of this Code.” If convicted, the penalty may range from 15 to 180 days of suspension.

The case is scheduled to be heard this Thursday (13), as first reported by the Globo Esporte website. If the punishment is upheld by the court, the official will be barred from accompanying São Paulo delegations in the performance of his official duties at stadiums.

São Paulo’s next Brazilian Championship match is this Saturday at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) against Coritiba at Morumbi Stadium.

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