Marcelo Teixeira complains to CBF over Neymar controversy | OneFootball

The draw between Santos and Atlético-MG this Sunday, in the Brasileirão, was marked by a controversial incident involving Neymar in the first half. After shooting from inside the area, the number 10 was tackled by Scarpa, and the Peixe demanded a penalty. On Monday, President Marcelo Teixeira stated that he complained about the incident to the CBF, which received a Santos "dossier" with several cases where the São Paulo club claimed to have been harmed.

“Santos has been very harmed. We have held some meetings, and Alexandre Mattos participates in the meetings with the VAR committee. We have sent materials showing questionable incidents, participating for fairer results. This Sunday we had a very serious incident, still in the first half. We make an effort to bring Neymar to Brazil. All Santos fans and Brazilians want him to get fit, to improve, but imagine in an incident like yesterday... The tackle could injure him. It was a very clear penalty on Neymar,” said Teixeira, in an interview with SporTV.

“If you have the resource, you must at least call the referee to evaluate. We are concerned. We hope that the mistakes do not directly interfere with the results. It's not about benefiting anyone, it's about using the criteria correctly. We fight hard for the professionalization of refereeing. In this regard, we still have deficiencies negatively affecting the results,” continued the president.

Photo: Raul Baretta / Santos FC.

There are also praises

Despite the complaints, Marcelo Teixeira reiterated that Santos has also participated with positive criticism, aiming to help the professionalization of refereeing in Brazilian football.

“We send all the materials, all the incidents. But we don't do this just to complain. We have already sent incidents where, in our view, the refereeing had the correct attitude. It is important to participate with constructive criticism as well. We hardly had an opening like the current president is giving now,” concluded the leader.

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