Flamengo player slams refereeing, takes aim at Brazil’s pitches | OneFootball

Jorginho expresses disappointment with Brazilian refereeing and highlights that stadiums need a standard

After building a solid career in European football, Jorginho arrived in Brazil and quickly became a starter for Filipe Luís’s Flamengo. However, the midfielder is incredulous about the lack of quality in refereeing and pitches in the Brazilian scene.

— Man, it’s something I’m trying to understand (in refereeing). It’s hard even to give an opinion, because so many things happen that you kind of can’t believe. Many things are very clear — said Jorginho to UOL this Monday (13), adding:

— There are some decisions that are really hard to understand and end up harming and affecting everyone’s work. You dedicate yourself so much, and what’s been happening keeps happening. What to do? Good question. I don’t have an answer. But it needs to improve. We need to find a way to improve it — the midfielder emphasized.

Is the pitch bad?

After criticizing the refereeing, Jorginho went on to blast some stadium pitches in Brazil. He pointed out a lack of standardization and even cited the last venue where Flamengo played in the Brasileirão.

— I believe there should be some standardization. Because there’s a huge difference when you play on certain fields and three days later you go to another that’s completely different. And then there are several issues, it could be the climate — pondered the Italo-Brazilian, adding:

— There should at least be a minimum quality standard for the spectator, for the fan who pays for a ticket to enjoy a great show. With all due respect to the last game now, with all due respect to Bahia, which is a great team, but the field there was impossible to play football on. It was very, very difficult — said Jorginho.

What happened to Flamengo?

In the 27th round of the Brasileirão, Flamengo lost to Bahia 1–0 at Arena Fonte Nova. In some moments, it was noticeable that the pitch caused the ball to bounce on simple ground passes, which led to complaints.

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Besides the pitch, the round featured three refereeing mistakes that favored Palmeiras and harmed São Paulo, who were defeated, and Flamengo, who lost the lead. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) even apologized to São Paulo’s fans.

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