Santos v Corinthians: CBF shares VAR review of Bidon penalty | OneFootball

On Thursday, the CBF released the VAR audio regarding the penalty awarded to Santos against Corinthians in Wednesday’s derby, which ended with a 3-1 win for the Peixe at Vila Belmiro, in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship.

The penalty for Santos was awarded ten minutes into the second half after a VAR review. Breno Bidon grabbed the leg of Zé Rafael inside the box and brought the midfielder down. Initially, referee Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (SP) did not call the penalty, but was summoned by the video assistant referee Wagner Reway (SC) to review the play.

“Stop the play. The ball was going to reach the other player. The player [Bidon] grabbed the attacker [Zé Rafael] by the legs, and the ball would go to where he was. I recommend an on-field review for a possible penalty, OK? It’s a continuous action. The ball was already in play,” analyzed Wagner Reway.

Flávio Rodrigues de Souza then listened to his fellow official and went to the VAR. After reviewing the play from several angles, the referee understood that there was no foul by Zé Rafael on Bidon at the start of the move and called the Corinthians midfielder’s penalty on the Santos player, later converted by Rollheiser.

“For me, the player [Bidon] holds the opposing player [Zé Rafael] by the leg. He causes contact and brings him down. There is no foul by the attacker, I see it from the beginning of the play. There is no foul by the attacker. OK. This ball would go for them to contest, and I will sanction with a yellow card, alright?” decided Flávio Rodrigues de Souza.

The match

In the black-and-white derby, the team that came out on top was Santos. The Peixe dominated Corinthians and won 3-1 at Vila Belmiro, in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. Zé Rafael, Barreal, and Rollheiser scored for the hosts, while Raniele pulled one back for Timão.

With the result, Santos got some breathing room in the fight against relegation. Juan Pablo Vojvoda’s team remains in 16th place, but now with 31 points, six more than Vitória, who sit just inside the relegation zone. The Leão, however, play this Thursday at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) against Bahia at home.

Corinthians, meanwhile, stayed on 32 points, in 12th place. Timão, however, could drop one spot if Grêmio pick up points against São Paulo this Thursday in Porto Alegre at 7 p.m.

Santos’ next match

Corinthians’ next match

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