Corinthians president slams refereeing after draw, demands fairness | OneFootball

The president of Corinthians, Osmar Stabile, made a brief statement against the refereeing after the 1-1 draw with Internacional this Wednesday at Beira-Rio, during the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship. Timão conceded a goal from a controversial penalty at the last moment and ended up with a 1-1 draw.

In a statement, Stabile questioned the decision of referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima and demanded “seriousness” from the refereeing team in Corinthians' matches. He also called for actions from the CBF.

“We want seriousness in officiating Corinthians' games. Every game has a controversy and it's always against Corinthians. I wanted to vent by saying that it can't go on like this. All the work goes down the drain. It's no use blaming the coach or players when things change at the last moment. This penalty didn't exist,” declared the black-and-white president.

“The referee was pressured during the break, I want to see if he will include it in the match report. I'm very upset, Corinthians can't be harmed every game. This is my outburst, I want the CBF to pay attention to prevent this,” he concluded.

What happened

Corinthians was leading Internacional until the 56th minute of the second half, when referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima decided that defender Cacá held Bruno Henrique inside the area. After a long VAR review, he checked the play in the booth and awarded the penalty.

Carbonero converted the penalty and leveled the score.

Standings situation

Corinthians now occupies the 13th position in the standings, with 30 points. Colorado, on the other hand, remains threatened by the relegation zone. The team from Rio Grande do Sul is in 15th place, with 29 points, six above the Z4.

Next Corinthians match

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