Saudações Tricolores.com
·13 febbraio 2026
Montenegro protests derby refereeing, Klein notes comments in report

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·13 febbraio 2026

The president of Fluminense, Mattheus Montenegro, protested against the refereeing in the derby against Botafogo.
According to journalist Wilson Fort from Central Fluminense, referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein recorded in the match report complaints made by the official during and after the match.
According to the report, during the halftime, Montenegro allegedly stated:
“The criteria are very bad, very bad.”
At the end of the match, the report notes the following statement:
“It was very bad today, Klein.”
The remarks were directed at the refereeing conduct in the derby, won by Fluminense 1-0, in the third round of the Brazilian Championship.
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