Brasileirão chief loses it over refereeing and mentions Flamengo | OneFootball

Vitória president Fábio Mota lashed out at the refereeing in the match against Athletico-PR

Athletico-PR beat Vitória 3-1 on Sunday (26), but Flamengo was brought up. Furious with the refereeing in the match played in Curitiba, the president of the Bahia-based club, Fábio Mota, vented about the referee in the Brasileirão game and reiterated the complaint about the Copa do Brasil clash, when Mengão won 2-1.

— I want to begin this statement by making it clear that this is not a message, it is a direct jab at (Refereeing Committee president) Rodrigo Cintra and the refereeing committee: respect Vitória. Respect Vitória. Brazil saw what happened against Flamengo. The whole country saw it. And now, once again, my brother, if you stop to analyze the three key incidents, with Vitória very much in the game, playing an excellent match, we have a dubious penalty — a penalty that all of Brazil saw was not a penalty —, Mota began.

— Then, you have a kick on Zé Vitor that should not have been a yellow card, it should have been a straight red. And lastly, the Athletico defender takes Renê out, scissor-tackles him, and is not sent off. So, it’s absurd. It’s absurd. The criteria being used to appoint referees do not satisfy us —, he added.

WHAT HAPPENED AT ARENA DA BAIXADA?

Vitória opened the scoring away from home, but Athletico equalized with a penalty that caused a lot of outrage. Besides believing there was no foul inside the box, the Bahia side also complained about an offside at the start of the play. However, the refereeing allowed play to continue. In addition, there were calls for red cards.

WHAT ARE THEY COMPLAINING ABOUT REGARDING FLAMENGO?

Last week, Flamengo beat Vitória 2-1. But the Bahia side complained that Luiz Araújo, Saúl and Arrascaeta were not sent off. However, the CBF report found that the incidents involving the number 7 and the Uruguayan did not warrant red cards.

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