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Fábio Mota criticized the refereeing decisions in Vitória’s match against Flamengo

The Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) has charged Vitória president Fábio Mota after his criticism of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). After the match against Flamengo, the club chief blasted the refereeing and the governing body, and could face a heavy suspension.

That is because the complaint against Fábio Mota could result in a punishment ranging from 15 to 180 days of suspension. Therefore, in the case of the maximum penalty, the Vitória president would be kept away from his role at the Bahia club for about six months.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT OF THE SITUATION?

Vitória visited Flamengo in the first leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil at the Maracanã and lost 2-1. As a result, after the match in Rio de Janeiro, Fábio Mota blasted the refereeing and the CBF, calling for the release of the VAR footage from some incidents.

Fábio Mota even described the refereeing decisions at the Maracanã as a ‘scandal’. Finally, despite requesting the release of the controversial incidents, the CBF denied the Vitória president’s request.

WERE THERE MORE PEOPLE CHARGED?

In addition to president Fábio Mota, two other Vitória staff members were charged: head coach Jair Ventura and forward Erick, who, in fact, scored the goal at the Maracanã. Both were charged under Article 258 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD) for complaints considered disrespectful toward the refereeing.

WHEN IS VITÓRIA VS FLAMENGO?

Flamengo face Vitória on May 14 at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), in the second leg of the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil. Therefore, Coluna do Fla will bring all the information about the match, which is worth a place in the next round of the national tournament.

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