Reinaldo on Mirassol-Bragantino clash, slams refereeing | OneFootball

On Wednesday night, Mirassol drew 1-1 with Red Bull Bragantino, at the José Maria de Campos Maia Stadium, in a match valid for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. The Massa Bruta's goal was scored in the first half by Eric Ramires, while Reinaldo, Leão's fullback, leveled the score in the second half.

After the match, the number 6 was one of the central characters not only for the equalizing goal, but also for the confusion registered after the final whistle. Reinaldo reported that the misunderstanding involved Cristian, from Mirassol, and Praxedes, from Bragantino, and attributed the tense atmosphere to the behavior of referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio.

“I think so, I don't know. Cristian with Praxedes, I think. I don't know if Praxedes said something. It could be an old rivalry too, but this is the result of the referee letting the game get too heated, leaving our team with a hot head and a bit of elevated mood. The game didn't flow, didn't flow, Cleiton fell and he gives a yellow card,” he told Premiere.

The fullback also criticized the lack of criteria from the refereeing, remembering recent episodes of goalkeeper expulsions in other Brasileirão games.

“I don't understand the refereeing because they expelled Vasco's goalkeeper for much less. There was one from Atletico Mineiro just now, today. So, if they expelled Vasco's, Diniz complained, complained a lot rightly. They had to expel the others who are time-wasting, the anti-game. Giving a yellow card is easy, so I want to see, I want to congratulate even the referee who expelled Vasco's goalkeeper, but the refereeing has to have the same criteria in all games. There was a confusion after the game, but I think everything is resolved there,” he added.

On the field, Reinaldo was also decisive in preventing Mirassol's defeat. The fullback explained the play of the equalizing goal, which had a deflection on Lucas Barbosa to overcome goalkeeper Cleiton.

“No, the intention was the goal, it was the goal, because it was left in front of me like that. So I kicked it and it hit the opponent and covered the goalkeeper. But there inside the area you always have to be aiming for the goal. So, whenever you shoot there will be someone in front. So I could only shoot with the tip, I shot with the tip and thank God we got our draw,” he said.

With the result, Red Bull Bragantino reached 33 points and remains in ninth place, extending the winless streak to five games — three losses (Mirassol, Botafogo and Cruzeiro) and two draws (Santos and Sport). Meanwhile, Mirassol, with 43 points, remains in fourth position, firmly within the G4.

In the next round, Leão visits Corinthians, Tuesday, at 9 pm, at Neo Química Arena. Bragantino, on the other hand, hosts Grêmio on Saturday, at 6:30 pm, in Bragança Paulista.

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