Teixeira says Santos are "hard done by", loses patience with refereeing | OneFootball

Marcelo Teixeira criticized Brazilian refereeing this Sunday, after the 2-2 draw between Santos and Botafogo at Nilton Santos Stadium, for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. The Peixe president believes that the club is being greatly harmed in the current edition of the tournament.

“We have suffered a lot of losses. Very harmed. Santos takes part in CBF and refereeing committee meetings, states its position, brings up incidents. We have been very harmed. This is clearly reflected in the standings. Matches against Vitória, against Grêmio... Everyone makes mistakes. Mistakes are tolerable, admissible. But not exaggerated, as they have been against Santos,” he said.

“Santos has suffered from negative interference by refereeing. We spoke with the CBF leadership. It’s not just about waiting for the professionalization of referees, otherwise we will continue to face very negative interference. We need to have dialogue, always willing to contribute, with criteria. It’s unacceptable. Santos will no longer tolerate these kinds of errors, serious ones that affect the result,” he added.

“This is not a loser’s complaint. There is a limit, the patience of Santos fans is running out. We can’t have this kind of attitude anymore. This leaves Santos to protest and lament. There is no more room for these mistakes,” he concluded.

Santos left Rio de Janeiro upset with Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima (PE) because of Botafogo’s second goal.

“The referee says he gave advantage to Santos, but that was not an advantage. Botafogo counterattacked. They had four and we had one. The goal was scored. He should have called the foul and given a yellow card. There was no advantage for us. There was a loss. The foul was not called and the goal happened,” Teixeira finished.

Botafogo’s goal

The home team’s second goal started with a ball recovery still in their defensive half. Lautaro Díaz escaped a foul at first (the referee played advantage at that moment), but was brought down shortly after. Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima let play continue. Botafogo exchanged passes until Joaquín Correa shot into the top corner and scored a beautiful goal.

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Standings situation

With the draw against Botafogo, Santos remains in 16th place, now with 32 points, one more than Vitória, who lost to Corinthians and sits just above the relegation zone.

Santos’ next match

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