Refereeing expert 'exposes bias' towards Palmeiras in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Palmeiras beat Vitória after two send-offs for the Bahia side

Palmeiras’ 4-0 win over Vitória on Wednesday (29), in the 21st round of the Brasileirão, was marked by refereeing controversies. As a result, specialist Paulo Caravina, from the Mato Grosso Football Federation, identified two incidents that favored the green-and-white side, which pulled further ahead at the top of the tournament.

– What an absurd situation at Barradão tonight in the Brasileirão (…) The first controversial incident involved Maurício, the scorer of the São Paulo team’s first goal, who, before finding the net, struck Cacá’s chin with his elbow – described Caravina, who added:

– It is clear that the player tries to use his arm to protect himself, but he makes an additional movement to block the defender’s path and hits him hard in the chin, even cutting the area – he said.

If it wasn’t intentional, then it’s all fine, right?

Caravina made it clear that the lack of intent does not remove the recklessness of the play. The additional movement makes the use of excessive force evident. Therefore, the incident should have been considered serious foul play, which means a red card. VAR should indeed have recommended a review to send off Maurício.

Where else did the Brasileirão referee get it wrong?

– Unlike the elbow that landed squarely on the defender’s chin, the studs only grazed the shin of the São Paulo player. The referee was wrong not to call the foul and not to show a yellow card to the player from the Bahia team – highlighted the specialist, who added:

– However, the video refereeing crew, which was supposed to be less interventionist from the second half of the season onward, made an even more serious mistake by recommending a review for a clearly yellow-card incident. To make matters worse, after checking the monitor, the referee sent off the defender – he pointed out.

How did the mistakes affect Flamengo in the Brasileirão?

Flamengo slipped up and could only manage a draw against Internacional. So, the combination of results increased the gap to eight points between the leader and the runner-up in the Brasileirão. As a result, Vitória also left the round feeling hard done by.

Who is to blame, according to the specialist?

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