Saturday’s controversy: VAR review of Grêmio penalty 🎥 | OneFootball

The penalty awarded to Bragantino in the final stretch of the match against Grêmio this Saturday (4) was the major controversy of the day in the Brasileirão.

The referees did not call the foul at the moment it happened, but changed their minds after a call from VAR.

The referee Lucas Casagrande believed that the ball's deflection off the arm of side back Marlon justified the call for the maximum penalty.

See below how he came to this conclusion:

Repercussions

Shortly after the match, Marlon gave an interview criticizing the VAR intervention that led to the penalty call.

“Grêmio has been robbed since the start of the championship. This penalty that was called for Grêmio was a disgrace. The ball deflected off my chest and went out," complained the Grêmio player.

He made a long rant also demanding more attention from CBF to the refereeing.

"CBF, professionalize your referees, improve your product," he requested.

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