CBF shares referee Wilton Pereira’s rating for Flamengo v Palmeiras | OneFootball

Palmeiras Players and Officials Complained About the Referee, but CBF Saw It as a Good Performance

Flamengo and Palmeiras faced off on Sunday (19), but the match is still making headlines. After all, the São Paulo press and officials from the Alviverde team remain outraged by the performance of referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio at Maracanã. However, the CBF praised the referee's performance.

The Refereeing Commission believes that Wilton’s performance was very good, thorough, and “met what everyone wants these days, letting the game flow.” Furthermore, regarding the pushes that went uncalled for both sides during the 90 minutes, the CBF added:

“He analyzes like few others the impact, contacts, pushes, and the use of the supporting/reference hand,” said a representative of the Refereeing Commission to journalist Paulo Vinicius Coelho, from UOL. Palmeiras fans are especially upset about an incident that occurred just two minutes into the game.

WHAT WAS THE PLAY IN QUESTION?

At the start of the match, Palmeiras complained heavily about a push by Jorginho on Gustavo Gómez inside the box. The impact was minimal, but enough for the Paraguayan defender and his teammates to confront Wilton Pereira Sampaio. The defender even called the referee “arrogant.”

However, throughout the 90 minutes, the referee did not call fouls for this type of play, whether for Flamengo or Palmeiras. Nevertheless, the São Paulo side believes they were completely wronged, even though the Commission believes Wilton Pereira Sampaio had a good performance.

TIME TO TURN THE PAGE, FLAMENGO?

Even though the Brasileirão topic is still ongoing, Flamengo needs to turn the page. After all, this Wednesday (22), the Rubro-Negro faces Racing (ARG) in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores da América semifinals at Maracanã.

The ball starts rolling at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time), with full coverage from Coluna do Fla on the website, social media, and YouTube. In addition, Globo (broadcast TV), GETV (YouTube), ESPN (cable), and Disney Plus (streaming) will broadcast the big Libertadores match.

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