Palmeiras v Chapecoense ref cites Barros: ‘Don't threaten my bench’ | OneFootball

In the farewell to the Brazilian Championship before the break for the World Cup, Palmeiras defeated bottom-placed Chapecoense 1-0 on the afternoon of this Sunday (31), in the 18th round of the national tournament. Paulinho scored Palmeiras’ goal.

The match was marked by confusing refereeing from Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG), who was involved in numerous controversial incidents during the game.

Report on the match sheet

In the match report, Felipe Fernandes mentioned comments made by Anderson Barros, who approached the referee after the end of the match.

See the report from the match sheet:

‘I report that at the end of the first half, when I was heading to the refereeing team’s locker room, I was approached in the mixed zone by Palmeiras football director Mr. Anderson Barros, who said the following: ‘Felipe, you cannot threaten my bench,’ repeating this same phrase 06 times.’

Exciting finish

In the final minutes of the match, the referee was called to the VAR and awarded a penalty to Chapecoense, but Bolasie missed the spot kick. After that, Felipe Fernandes blew the final whistle and the Palmeiras bench celebrated together with Marcelo Lomba and the rest of the squad.

What now?

Palmeiras ends the first part of the Brazilian Championship with 41 points in 18 matches, compared to Flamengo’s 34, with Flamengo having one game in hand. Thus, Abel Ferreira’s team has already secured first place at the end of the first half of the season.

Now, Brazilian football will be suspended until July 22 because of the 2026 World Cup, played between June 11 and July 19 in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Verdão’s first match after the break will be against Coritiba, in the 19th round of the Brazilian Championship — the clash that marks the end of the first half of the season. The tentative dates for the match are July 22/23. In the second half of the year, in addition to the Brasileirão, the green-and-white team also has the Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.