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Carrascal ended up suspended for four matches after red card in the Brazilian Super Cup

Flamengo was caught by surprise by Jorge Carrascal’s four-match suspension for his red card in the Brazilian Super Cup against Corinthians at the beginning of February. However, the club already took action and filed a request for a stay of enforcement for the Colombian. The request was accepted.

Carrascal is cleared for this Thursday’s match (02) against Bragantino. But Flamengo raced against time to overturn the punishment and will have the midfielder available on Sunday (05) against Santos at the Maracanã.

WHY DID CARRASCAL GET A FOUR-MATCH SUSPENSION?

On February 1, Flamengo and Corinthians faced off at Mané Garrincha Stadium in the Brazilian Super Cup. Seconds before halftime, Carrascal struck Breno Bidon in the face, and the player went down and ‘rolled around’ on the pitch. The scene moved the refereeing crew, who made a rare decision.

The teams went to the locker room and, after the 15-minute halftime break and a lengthy VAR review, Jorge Carrascal was shown the red card. In other words, Flamengo, then coached by Filipe Luís, did not have the chance to reorganize during the break despite being down to 10 men.

As a result, Carrascal was tried under Article 133 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD) and was punished by the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD). If Fla had not secured the stay of enforcement, the player would have missed matches against Santos, Fluminense and Bahia in the Brasileirão, as well as the clash with Vitória in the Copa do Brasil.

SO WHEN WILL CARRASCAL’S NEXT MATCH BE?

As the punishment was only published this Thursday (02), there was not enough time for Carrascal to be barred from playing against Bragantino. Therefore, the player is available to coach Leonardo Jardim for the match taking place at 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time) in Bragança Paulista.

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