STJD cuts Carrascal ban for elbow on Breno Bidon in Supercopa do Brasil | OneFootball

This Wednesday, the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) punished, on appeal, Jorge Carrascal, of Flamengo, for the elbow to Breno Bidon, of Corinthians, in the Brazilian Super Cup final, played at the beginning of February. The forward was handed a two-match suspension.

Understand the change in the punishment

Initially, the top court had classified the incident as physical aggression (article 254-A), resulting in a four-match punishment for the Colombian. After a new review, the case came to be treated as a violent play (article 254), leading to a reduction in the suspension.

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The incident that led to the punishment

On that occasion, when the referee blew for the end of the first half, Carrascal hit Bidon's face with an elbow. On the way back to the locker room, referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein was called to the VAR to check a possible sending-off for the Colombian. After reviewing the video, the referee deemed it a red card, leaving Flamengo a man down.

As the sending-off happened in the Super Cup and Flamengo obtained a stay of enforcement, Carrascal still has not served his automatic suspension. In addition, the player was sent off against Fluminense this Sunday in the Brazilian Championship.

As a result, the forward from the Rio club will not play in the next three matches in national competitions:

Carrascal is available for the Libertadores

However, the 27-year-old player is available for the match against Independiente Medellín this Thursday in the Copa Libertadores, starting at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time).

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