Abel Ferreira sent off in Palmeiras v Fluminense, here’s why | OneFootball

Abel Ferreira, coach of Palmeiras, was sent off after the final whistle of the match in which the alviverde team defeated Fluminense 2-1 this Wednesday. The coach vehemently protested against decisions made by the refereeing team led by Felipe Fernandes de Lima.

After the end of the match, which kept Palmeiras at the top of the Brazilian Championship with ten points from four games, the former Sporting player and coach approached the refereeing team to contest the expulsion, which, according to him, was motivated by protests regarding a throw-in.

In the press conference, the Portuguese coach explained his version of events, attributing the decision to the fourth official. "We’re in the last minute of the game and there’s a throw-in for us, the referee gives it to them, I complain. I did complain, yes. Just like I complained about a ball that should have been a goal kick and he changed it to a corner. VAR doesn’t intervene in that," said Abel Ferreira.

"I think the fourth official must have been offended because the throw-in was ours and the one who sent me off was the fourth official," added Abel Ferreira, who had already criticized the refereeing in the match against Internacional, in the early hours between Thursday and Friday.

TNT Sports Brazil quoted the referee’s report, stating that referee Felipe de Lima reported that the coach said to assistant Fernanda Gomes Antunes and fourth official Luiz Augusto Tisne: "Are you blind? Didn’t you see the throw-in was for our team?", they revealed.

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