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Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira had his suspension reduced from eight to seven matches

Palmeiras managed, this Wednesday (15), to reduce Abel Ferreira’s suspension from eight to seven matches at the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice). So, some Flamengo fans were left wondering whether the Portuguese coach will be able to lead the São Paulo side when the teams face each other in the Brasileirão, in the 17th round, on May 23.

Although the clash between the Brasileirão leaders will take place in six rounds’ time, Abel Ferreira will already have served his suspension in full. That is because the Palmeiras coach has already served three matches, with four remaining. As a result, the manager will miss the matches against Athletico-PR, Red Bull Bragantino and Santos in Série A, and Jacuipense in the Copa do Brasil.

WHY WAS ABEL FERREIRA PUNISHED?

Abel was judged by the full STJD panel for incidents in two matches: against Fluminense and against São Paulo. In both cases, the Portuguese coach was punished for insulting the refereeing team. In the match against the Rio side, the suspension was two matches; in the derby, six. However, Palmeiras managed to reduce the total from eight to seven this Wednesday (15).

Against Fluminense, Abel “addressed assistant referee Fernanda Gomes Antunes and fourth official Luis Tisne in a harsh and rude manner, gesturing with his arms and clapping sarcastically while saying the following words offensively: ‘are you blind, didn’t you see the throw-in was for our team f..., you never see anything s...’,” the refereeing report stated.

Against São Paulo: “the appellant’s sporting record also justifies maintaining the sanction at the established level. Not only does the disciplinary record attached to the case file already show successive previous entries, but also the referee’s entire known history and the data brought here in the case file, such as this already being the third sending-off in the second division, only the Brasileirão in eight rounds,” said auditor Mariana Barreira, who reported on the case.

WAS FLAMENGO INVOLVED IN TODAY’S HEARING?

The STJD session was busy this Wednesday (15). In addition to Abel Ferreira, Flamengo player Jorge Carrascal was also judged. Initially suspended for four matches after being sent off in the Supercopa against Corinthians, the Colombian had his suspension reduced to two. As a result, the midfielder will miss Bahia (because he was sent off in the previous round, against Fluminense), Vitória (Copa do Brasil) and Atlético-MG.

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