Zeca vents on social media after clash with Botafogo-SP defender | OneFootball

After being assaulted by defender Edson in the match between Coritiba and Botafogo-SP for the Series B of the Brazilian Championship, the fullback Zeca spoke out on his social networks about the incident, calling for justice.

"Throughout my athletic career, I never imagined going through something like this. Yesterday I was attacked by this coward," wrote the athlete.

Assault on the field

At the end of the first half, at the 40th minute, after a VAR review, Edson was expelled for elbowing Gustavo Coutinho. The Botafogo-SP defender, already irritated by the red card, rushed towards Zeca to slap him in the face. The Coritiba player was restrained by his teammates to not retaliate and further escalate the confusion.

"I did not retaliate, I acted as a professional athlete should act. But I register here my indignation and I hope that no fellow professional has to go through what I went through," Zeca added.

"May justice be done - to reflect, learn and improve, not only as a professional, but also as a human being," he concluded.

In the match summary, the referee Jonathan Pinheiro specified that Edson was expelled "for striking his opponent with his arm on the neck outside of the ball dispute using excessive force".

Match result

Coritiba won the match 2 to 0, with goals from Gustavo Coutinho and Iury Castilho, and took the lead in Series B, with 53 points. On the other hand, Botafogo-SP is in 18th position, with 29 points.

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