“That drives me mad”: Filipe Luís fumes over recurring Fla issue

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·16 de octubre de 2025

“That drives me mad”: Filipe Luís fumes over recurring Fla issue

Filipe Luís complained about the lack of consistency from referees in the Brasileirão

Even when winning, Flamengo finds no peace with the refereeing! In the 3-0 thrashing against Botafogo, Mengão saw Luiz Araújo suffer a penalty, but the incident was ignored by the referees. After the match, Flamengo's coach Filipe Luís vented about the situation.

— What has worried me in recent games and concerns me more is how difficult it is to get a foul for Flamengo and how easy it is to get one against. There are several identical foul criteria on the field that are handled differently. That's what drives me crazy. A slight touch in the area is a foul, and in the middle of the field, a hard hit isn't — said Flamengo's coach.

— This is what drives me crazy. The feeling is that “Flamengo doesn't need this foul. They are good enough” and they are not calling what the play shows. That's what hurts me. The only thing I want is, as Botafogo stated in their note, for us not to talk about the referee, for them to be neutral in the game — added Filipe Luís.

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WHAT HAPPENED?

At 35 minutes into the first half, when the classic was still tied 0-0, Luiz Araújo received a clear stomp inside the area. However, VAR ignored the incident and let the game continue, infuriating Filipe Luís. After the match, director José Boto asked to speak and, irritated, questioned: “Until when?”.

AND AGAINST PALMEIRAS?

Thus, after suffering with the refereeing once again, Filipe Luís's Flamengo hopes to have no problems on Sunday (19), against Palmeiras, in the clash of the leaders of the Brasileirão. The match kicks off at 4 PM (Brasília time), at Maracanã, with full coverage by Coluna do Fla.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.