Jardim's surreal Brasileirão, ex-Sporting man slams referee: Never seen this | OneFootball

The match between Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro was marked by two comical episodes by the referee. It all happened during the first half, when Paulo Zanovelli mixed up the card pockets and showed a straight red to Cruzeiro’s Kaiki.

Well, the mistake was repeated two minutes later and the victim was Kaio Jorge, who, curiously, would actually be sent off at the start of the second half. This situation did not go unnoticed by Leonardo Jardim’s press conference after the game, and the former Sporting coach even insisted he had never seen anything like it in his coaching career.

"I’ve been in this profession for a number of years and, honestly, I’ve never seen a referee show several red cards and only get one right. I’ve never seen anything like this in football. I think people need to be more careful. This is a derby and I don’t think the referee was even prepared for a game like this," he said.

What is certain is that Cruzeiro slipped again and recorded a fourth straight match without a win. The ‘Raposa’ let the game be tied at Atlético Mineiro’s home (1-1), in a match counting for round 28 of the Brasileirão, and is now eight points behind leaders Palmeiras, coached by Abel Ferreira, who won this round 5-1.

It’s worth remembering that Leonardo Jardim managed the Alvalade club in the 2013/2014 season, finishing second in the National Championship. With the green-and-white badge, the coach tallied 23 wins, eight draws, and four losses in 35 matches.

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