Nestor slams refereeing after Bahia lose to Botafogo | OneFootball

This Wednesday, in a match valid for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship, Bahia visited Botafogo at Nilton Santos and was defeated 2-1. After the match, midfielder Rodrigo Nestor harshly criticized the match referee.

“We wanted to win today, we knew it was a final. I think we played below par in the first half. In the second half, we conceded a goal right at the beginning. Once again, the referee was very strict. If a player falls, he immediately gives a card, which harms us. In the incident with Sanabria, he could have called the foul and let the game continue, but he ended up sending the player off,” he stated to SporTV.

With the result, Bahia remained in sixth place on the table, with 50 points. Rogério Ceni's team is five points ahead of Fluminense, the first team outside the Libertadores qualification zone.

“We leave sad because every time we have to give the same answer. The refereeing always interferes. We ask, please, for this to change. The calendar has already changed; maybe now it's possible to professionalize refereeing, helping to improve the spectacle for everyone. Even so, it's worth highlighting the strength of our team, which fought until the end. Even with one less player, we had a chance to score a goal. It was in the details,” he added.

Bahia returns to the field next Sunday at 6:30 PM (Brasília time), when they host Flamengo at Arena Fonte Nova.

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