José Boto hits out at CBF and referees after Flamengo v Corinthians | OneFootball

Flamengo and Corinthians drew 1-1 with refereeing controversies at Neo Química Arena

The 1-1 draw between Flamengo and Corinthians in the eighth round of the Brasileirão had the refereeing as the negative highlight. Thus, Flamengo’s football director José Boto came forward to compare incidents that occurred this Sunday (22) to the Supercopa match, where the Rubro-Negro also left the field feeling wronged.

— We’re in a football match with two great teams, but once again we couldn’t play 11 against 11 against Corinthians. It’s curious that in the Supercopa, the same VAR, I think it’s the same VAR, managed to discover, after about 30 minutes, an aggression by Carrascal,” said Boto, who added:

— But today he couldn’t see an aggression by Gabriel Paulista, or today a corner kick, the ball wasn’t even in play yet, and the guy does exactly the same thing that Carrascal did to Bidon. And this VAR couldn’t see it, had plenty of time to see it, but still couldn’t,” pointed out the director after the match at Neo Química Arena.

Did Boto also criticize the CBF?

The director’s monologue expanded to different sectors. Evertton Araújo was sent off, Gabriel Paulista went unpunished, and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) was absent. José Boto sent a message to the CBF and asked for games to be decided on the pitch.

— I ask the CBF to pay attention, so that everything is resolved on the field, right? And so that we don’t have to keep talking about refereeing, even though sometimes people say ‘Oh, I don’t talk about refereeing,’ but they’re always talking about it, aren’t they? So, let’s let the teams play, let’s improve the quality of the referees and hope that cases like today’s don’t happen again,” he said.

What happened in the Supercopa Rei, Boto?

The champion of the Brasileirão and the winner of the Copa do Brasil played at Mané Garrincha for the Supercopa. Still in the first half, however, Carrascal used his arm in a challenge with Breno Bidon. However, the Colombian was only sent off after the break.

When is Flamengo’s next match?

With the FIFA break approaching, Flamengo will only return to the field on April 2nd, when they face Red Bull Bragantino in the ninth round of the Brasileirão. Thus, the ball will roll from 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium.

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