“What a disgrace”: Flamengo man fumes at Estudiantes no-red in Libertadores | OneFootball

Even off the pitch, Léo Pereira did not stay silent about referee Piero Maza’s awful performance

Léo Pereira did not travel with Flamengo for the match against Estudiantes (ARG) in the Libertadores. Even so, the center back was angered by the performance of Chilean referee Piero Maza, who failed to send off two players from the Argentine team in the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

“What a disgrace not to even give a yellow card,” wrote Léo Pereira on Instagram, alongside an image of Tomas Palácios’ challenge on Bruno Henrique. The defender went in studs up, with both feet, and had already been booked, but the referee did not show a red card.

WHAT WAS THE OTHER REASON FOR FLAMENGO’S OUTRAGE?

Besides the Palácios incident, which happened in the second half, Flamengo is also strongly complaining about the scissor tackle by Farías on Emerson Royal in the first half. However, despite the hard challenge from behind, the referee showed only a yellow card to the Estudiantes player.

WHY DIDN’T LÉO PEREIRA PLAY?

After suffering a deep cut on his left shin during the match against Atlético-MG, Léo Pereira needed stitches in the area while still at Arena MRV. Because of that, the number 4 stayed in Rio de Janeiro. As a result, Leonardo Jardim opted for the pairing of Danilo and Vitão for the match.

Now, Léo Pereira is trying to recover in time to strengthen Flamengo next Sunday (03) against Vasco in the Brasileirão. Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m. Brasília time at the Maracanã. While the number 4 is trying to overcome his physical issue, Mengão already knows it will not be able to count on Arrascaeta until June.

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