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What happened in the Flamengo vs. Corinthians game?

Flamengo ended in a 1-1 draw with Corinthians this Sunday (22), during the eighth round of the Brasileirão. The match was notably marked by controversial refereeing by Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima. Consequently, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will meet with the clubs this Monday (23).

According to the report by Coluna do Fla, the management of the Série A clubs of the Brasileirão will have a meeting with the CBF to discuss the refereeing. It is worth noting that these meetings occur weekly, and on this Monday (23), the controversial refereeing in the game between Flamengo and Corinthians will be highlighted.

What happened in the Flamengo vs. Corinthians game?

At seven minutes into the second half, Evertton Araújo was involved in a tackle with Breno Bidon. On that occasion, the Flamengo player touched the ball first, but ended up hitting the heel of the São Paulo midfielder. As a result, the referee issued a straight red card to the Flamengo midfielder.

Additionally, Corinthians was upset about a possible penalty on André in the final minutes of the match. On that occasion, the forward clashed with Ayrton Lucas inside the Flamengo area and fell to the ground claiming a foul. However, the referee allowed the game to continue, a decision confirmed by the VAR.

How was the conversation between the referee and the VAR?

After the end of the game between Flamengo and Corinthians, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) released the VAR audio between Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima and Wagner Reway. In the analysis of the incident involving Evertton Araújo, the video referee stated that the contact was light and questioned the initial decision of expulsion. “It barely touched the foot, barely grazed the heel. A red card is too harsh.”

Thus, the VAR recommended that Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima review the incident in the booth, which he did. However, even after analyzing Evertton Araújo's challenge from different camera angles, the referee upheld the player's expulsion. The Pernambuco referee argued that the Flamengo midfielder hit Breno Bidon “from above and below”, justifying the red card.

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