Bragantino player: It's not Palmeiras, it's the referee | OneFootball

Midfielder Jhon Jhon, revealed by Palmeiras, transferred to Red Bull Bragantino

The referee errors in favor of Palmeiras are increasingly irritating other teams. The team harmed this Wednesday (15) was Red Bull Bragantino, who suffered a 5-1 defeat. At halftime, with the game still tied, Jhon Jhon stated that playing at Allianz Parque means facing the referee as well.

— Sometimes, the teams that come here don’t just play against Palmeiras, but against the referee too. Fouls are called for one side and not for the other. It’s unbelievable. Even though it’s hard to ignore the referee, we have to keep working — highlighted Jhon Jhon in a pitchside interview.

What happened in the 1st half between Palmeiras and Bragantino?

The visiting team, Bragantino, took the lead with a penalty converted by Jhon Jhon. From that point on, the players from Bragança Paulista started questioning every foul given to Palmeiras and every one not called for the away team.

In stoppage time of the first half, however, Palmeiras equalized with Bruno Fuchs and the referee blew the whistle. Then, Jhon Jhon went into halftime complaining about the lack of consistency from referee Raphael Claus.

Does Jhon Jhon have the standing to talk about this?

What’s curious about the whole situation is that Jhon Jhon is a Palmeiras youth product who transferred to Red Bull Bragantino in 2022. Therefore, the midfielder enforced the “law of the ex” and also accused his former team of receiving favorable treatment.

Is Palmeiras being favored?

Throughout the season, several referee mistakes in favor of Palmeiras have drawn attention. The most blatant, however, happened away from home at Morumbi against São Paulo in the 27th round of the Brasileirão. On that occasion, a penalty was not awarded and a sending-off did not occur.

What is Palmeiras’ next match?

Palmeiras’ next match is precisely against Flamengo, who are in second place with 58 points, three behind the leaders. The game will take place at Maracanã this Sunday (19), starting at 4:00 PM (Brasília time), for the 29th round of the Brasileirão.

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