Flamengo appeal Plata red to Conmebol, inspired by Cruzeiro case | OneFootball

Flamengo will appeal the red card given to Gonzalo Plata, in the match against Estudiantes-ARG, this Thursday, for the Libertadores. The red-black club sees a mistake in the refereeing of Andres Rojas, heavily contested by Filipe Luís in the interview after the match at Maracanã.

For this, Flamengo will rely on a case involving Cruzeiro, in 2018. Internally, the club sees a loophole to change the decision of the Colombian referee Andres Rojas. In that year's Libertadores, also for the quarter-finals, the entity annulled an expulsion of the former defender Dedé, in a questionable decision of the then Paraguayan referee Éber Aquino.

The information about Flamengo's decision to appeal Plata's card was initially released by GE.

What happened with Dedé

On that occasion, Dedé received a straight red card at 31 minutes of the second half, after a head collision with goalkeeper Andrada. After the incident, Éber Aquino approached the goalkeeper and saw blood in his mouth. The referee was called to the VAR and decided to expel the Brazilian defender.

Then president of Cruzeiro, Wagner Pires de Sá went to the Conmebol headquarters, in Luque, Paraguay, to request the cancellation of Dedé's suspension. The Fox also had the support of CBF, which also sent a letter with the same request.

In the end, the card for Dedé was annulled and the athlete played the return match, at Mineirão. However, the team that qualified was Boca Juniors, after a 1-1 draw.

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