Zubeldía slams refereeing after Fluminense loss to Mirassol | OneFootball

Fluminense lost to Mirassol on Wednesday night, 2-1, in the delayed match of the 13th round of the Brazilian Championship, at the José Maria de Campos Maia Stadium. Coach Luis Zubeldía was upset with the refereeing and complained about a disallowed goal by the Tricolor.

“Evidently, the referees are not making good decisions. I don't know if they are under pressure, I don't know if it's due to capability, I don't know if it's by chance. Evidently, they are in a totally negative phase and, definitely, they are making wrong decisions that affect the course of the game. God willing, they can correct this situation because it harms our work. Evidently, they are being ineffective, and this worries everyone involved in football,” said Luis Zubeldía in a press conference.

Disallowed goal causes Fluminense's outrage

The reason for the coach's complaint was a move that happened just 30 minutes into the first half. Lucho Acosta managed to score for Fluminense, but the VAR recommended the referee review the play, and he disallowed the goal due to a foul by Agustín Canobbio at the start of the play.

“Clearly, the Mirassol player steps on the ball, then there is contact, but he is already practically falling and without control of the ball. Then comes the last move, the strong entry. I don't know if they are handling the pressure. I believe that there is a lot of pressure on them and clearly not all are capable. Today, the VAR only called for this situation because of what happened in the last classic between São Paulo and Palmeiras, because they complained that the referee was not called,” added Zubeldía.

Mirassol secures victory in the final stretch

Still at the end of the first half, Guilherme Marques opened the scoring for Mirassol, but Martinelli equalized at the beginning of the second half. In the final minutes, Negueba scored the second goal for the home team and secured the victory.

“We played a good match, with some mistakes, of course, that cost us the goal, but also with many virtues. We recovered balls and had our goal situations. The team was present. I didn't like how we finished the match. In the last ten, 15 minutes, I think we could have done better. But the opponent also plays,” analyzed the coach.

This was Luis Zubeldía's first defeat in charge of Fluminense after four matches. With the result, the Tricolor Carioca is in 7th position, with 38 points. On the other hand, Mirassol climbed to 4th place, with 46 points.

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