Ramon Abatti Abel to referee Flamengo v Cruzeiro in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Abatti Abel, who has accumulated controversies in Flamengo matches, will be at Maracanã on Thursday (02)

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has appointed Ramon Abatti Abel as the referee for Flamengo vs. Cruzeiro, next Thursday (02), at Maracanã. The referee has been involved in several controversies in Mengão matches in recent years.

In May, Abatti Abel officiated the Flamengo 2-0 win over Palmeiras at Allianz Parque, in the first round. Despite the victory, the rubro-negros were upset over a penalty awarded after a handball by Varela outside the box. Even with VAR, the referee called it inside. On the penalty kick, Rossi made the save.

Against the same Palmeiras, in 2023, Abatti Abel did not award a clear penalty for a foul by Richard Ríos on Everton Ribeiro in a 1-1 draw. On that occasion, the Colombian midfielder pushed the playmaker from behind inside the box, and play continued, infuriating the fans.

DOES ABATTI ABEL ONLY HURT FLAMENGO AGAINST PALMEIRAS?

Flamengo does not have good memories of matches with Ramon Abatti Abel against Palmeiras, but the history also includes Atlético-MG. Last year, in the rubro-negro’s debut at Arena MRV, the referee made several calls against o Mais Querido, who still managed to win 4-2.

At the start of the second half, Allan made a clean tackle on Vargas, but Abatti Abel awarded a penalty. Shortly after, Pedro dribbled beautifully past Mariano and was hugged by the opponent inside the box, but play continued. Finally, Pulgar was tripped near the goal and, once again, nothing was called.

WHEN IS FLAMENGO VS. CRUZEIRO?

With Ramon Abatti Abel in charge, Flamengo and Cruzeiro face off starting at 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) this Thursday (02). The match, which will be broadcast on the pay TV channel SporTV, will have full coverage by Coluna do Fla, on the website, social media, and YouTube.

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