Referee: Corinthians trio protest penalty, say "should be arrested" | OneFootball

The controversial penalty awarded against Corinthians in the 1-1 draw with Internacional this Wednesday at Beira-Rio, during the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship, infuriated Timão. After the match, referee Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima reported in the match summary protests from three club figures.

The first was the football executive Fabinho Soldado. According to the referee, the official invaded the pitch after the match and said the following words: “Shameful. You are a scoundrel.”

Still according to Rodrigo Pereira de Lima, Fabinho complained about the penalty again in the mixed zone, this time accompanied by president Osmar Stabile. They reportedly said: “This is a disgrace, what you did here.”

Finally, coach Dorival Júnior did not let it slide. According to the referee, also in the mixed zone, the coach addressed the refereeing team in an “exalted and offensive” manner, saying: “You should leave here in handcuffs.” In both cases, police intervention was required.

Inter also upset

It wasn’t just the Corinthians representatives who were upset with the refereeing. As reported in the match summary, Internacional officials were also irritated with Rodrigo Pereira de Lima’s performance and insulted the referee during halftime.

“I inform that, after the end of the first half, in the mixed zone, Internacional president Alessandro Barcellos, football director Andrés Nicolás D’Alessandro, and legal vice president Jorge Oliveira Filho approached the refereeing team in an exalted and disrespectful manner and insulted us with the following words: ‘You again hurting us, you scoundrel,’” the referee noted.

“Upon returning to the field for the start of the second half, in the mixed zone, Internacional’s performance analyst, Juan Nicolas Romanazzi, insulted my assistant number 2, Francisco Chaves Bezerra Junior, with the following words: ‘You son of a b…, you son of a b…’,” he added.

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Standings

With the draw, Corinthians jumped one position and now occupy 13th place in the Brasileirão table, with 30 points. Colorado, meanwhile, remains threatened by the relegation zone. The team from Rio Grande do Sul is in 15th place, with 29 points, six above the Z4.

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