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What did Vitória president Fábio Mota say after the match against Flamengo?

Fábio Mota, president of Vitória, made controversial remarks after the match against Flamengo at the Maracanã. In addition to complaining about the refereeing, the Salvador club chief downplayed the 8-0 thrashing suffered against Mengão, even comparing it to Brazil’s defeat to Germany at the 2014 World Cup.

— That was an accident, just like Germany’s 7-1 over Brazil. It can happen, but in that 8-0 game we were missing 12 players, with half the team made up of youth players. So, that happened just like the 7-1 did. We have a competitive squad —, said Vitória president Fábio Mota.

WHEN DID FLAMENGO’S BIG WIN OVER VITÓRIA HAPPEN?

Flamengo’s 8-0 rout of Vitória took place in last year’s Brasileirão, at the Maracanã. On that occasion, Pedro was Mengão’s top scorer in the match, netting three goals. Besides the number 9, Samuel Lino (2), Arrascaeta, Bruno Henrique and Luiz Araújo also got on the scoresheet.

DID VITÓRIA PRESIDENT FÁBIO MOTA MAKE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS?

In this Wednesday’s match (22), Fábio Mota left furious with Anderson Daronco’s refereeing. In his post-match interview, the Vitória president mentioned incidents that, in his view, warranted red cards for Flamengo players and also said he would file a formal complaint with the CBF.

“In my view, there were two incidents. So, we’re going to do what’s appropriate like any club would. We’ll file the complaint tomorrow, Thursday (23), with the CBF,” Fábio Mota stressed.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

While Vitória’s president laments the Copa do Brasil match, Flamengo is already focused on its next Brasileirão fixture. This Sunday (26), the Rubro-Negro faces Atlético-MG at 8:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. As usual, Coluna do Fla TV will cover all the details of the clash on YouTube, as well as on its website and social media.

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