“All credit to the referee”: Botafogo player in tears after Flamengo scare | OneFootball

Botafogo watched Flamengo ‘stroll’ at Estádio Nilton Santos

If there’s a match between Flamengo and Botafogo, it’s a guarantee that the Botafogo players will end up in tears! The Rubro-Negro ‘paraded’ through the first half of the match and scored two goals, with Samuel Lino and Léo Pereira. After the final whistle, as usual, midfielder Allan blamed the refereeing for Mengão’s advantage.

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—Man, the result doesn’t reflect what the game was. We started well, had a good attitude, marked well, had good counterattacks, but all the credit goes to the referee, he ruined the match— he said, before concluding:

— A foul there that was nothing, he gave them 13 meters of space, everything goes the other way, we can’t control it. We’ll come back for the second half, try our best, and try to turn the result around— concluded Allan.

Was it really not a foul for Flamengo, Allan?

The play that is causing an ‘uproar’ among Botafogo players happened at the 44th minute of the first half. On that occasion, after Pedro tried to pass to Carrascal, Barboza stepped on the foot of the number 9. Thus, Anderson Daronco did not hesitate and called a foul for Flamengo.

Therefore, on the free kick, Léo Pereira struck it perfectly and found the left corner of goalkeeper Raúl, scoring Flamengo’s second goal of the match. The first goal for the Red and Black came from the feet of Samuel Lino, after a pass from Varela.

Did Botafogo suffer another setback in the first half?

Yes! Besides the two goals scored by Flamengo, Botafogo went into halftime with one player less. That’s because, at 52 minutes, Pedro received a pass and was preparing to go one-on-one with the opposing goalkeeper. However, Barboza pulled the striker by the shirt and, since the defender was the last man, he was sent off by Anderson Daronco.

Alexander Barboza, in fact, lost his temper and went after the referee. However, his teammates held back the Botafogo defender. Furthermore, as the Argentine was leaving the pitch, the Flamengo fans celebrated and taunted the player.

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