Coluna do Fla
·1 Juni 2026
Palmeiras way! Club moans about refereeing after Brasileirão favour

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·1 Juni 2026

It’s already become routine! If there’s a Palmeiras match in the Brasileirão, there’s refereeing controversy. After being helped in the 1-0 win over Chapecoense on Sunday (31), the São Paulo side innovated. They flipped the story and played the victim in the situation. On the afternoon of this Monday (01), Leila Pereira’s club released an official statement with several complaints.
“Released by the CBF on Sunday night (31), the videos of the plays reviewed by VAR in the Brasileirão match between Palmeiras and Chapecoense are enlightening about the facts that took place yesterday and completely dismantle the false narratives that emerged after another green-and-white victory,” began part of Palmeiras’ statement.
“In the play involving the disallowed goal, both the on-field referee and the video referee agree that Palmeiras center-back Murilo was pushed from behind; the only debate is whether or not the infringement committed by the Chapecoense player interferes with the contest for the ball,” the club continued.
In stoppage time, Chapecoense scored a legitimate goal. After the referee spoke with the VAR team, the on-field official announced to the players that the play had already been checked and that the on-field decision would stand, with the goal confirmed. However, Palmeiras’ Murilo was furious, charged at the refereeing crew, and made the ‘man in black’ backtrack and go review the video.
After the review, the referee felt the pressure and disallowed Chapecoense’s goal, which would have made it 1-1 and left Flamengo five points behind Palmeiras, with a game in hand. In other words, the São Paulo club’s method worked once again in the Brasileirão.
“Released by the CBF on Sunday night (31), the videos of the plays reviewed by VAR in the Brasileirão match between Palmeiras and Chapecoense are enlightening about the facts that took place yesterday and completely dismantle the false narratives that emerged after another green-and-white victory. In the play involving the disallowed goal, both the on-field referee and the video referee agree that Palmeiras center-back Murilo was pushed from behind; the only debate is whether or not the infringement committed by the Chapecoense player interferes with the contest for the ball; [Video of Murilo’s play is shown] As for the penalty awarded in favor of the team from Santa Catarina, VAR states that there was no “image proving that the foul was inside the box.” That is, if there is no conclusive image, why was a review recommended? It is also worth remembering that the penalty called yesterday was almost identical to the one suffered by forward Sosa in the last Derby, an infringement denied by VAR that could have earned us two more points in the standings; [Video is shown comparing the penalty given to Chapecoense with the one not given against Corinthians] Added to this lack of consistency is yesterday’s sending-off of attacking midfielder Allan by the same referee who, in the match between Palmeiras and Athletico-PR, in a similar play involving Palmeiras full-back Arthur, showed only a yellow card to our opponent; [Video is shown comparing the red card given to Allan and the yellow card given to the Athletico-PR player] It is also worth highlighting that, in this Sunday’s round, Remo had a goal validated that came from an unintentional handball by a player from the Pará side, unlike what happened when we played at Mangueirão and had, in stoppage time, a goal by center-back Bruno Fuchs disallowed, in an error that cost Verdão two more points; [Video of Remo’s goal against São Paulo is shown] Lastly, we suggest that the Palmeiras Family not be deceived by false narratives created by influencers and pseudo-journalists who use imbalance and insinuations in search of views and engagement. Mistakes happen for and against all teams; Do not consume content from those who want Palmeiras harm. On goes the leader!”
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