Palmeiras director slams STJD after Gómez and Piquerez complaints | OneFootball

Anderson Barros, football director of Palmeiras, publicly criticized the Superior Court of Sports Justice (STJD) after the charges brought by the body against Gustavo Gómez, Piquerez, and assistant coach João Martins, following Verdão’s 3-2 defeat to Flamengo last Sunday, in the Brazilian Championship.

All three members of Palmeiras could face up to six-match suspensions in total during this final stretch of the Brazilian Championship, leaving the São Paulo club shorthanded. Alviverde is currently the leader of the competition with 61 points, the same as Flamengo, with ten rounds to go.

“We would like to better understand some of the decisions made by the prosecutor’s office and the STJD. Just hours before a big Libertadores match, we learned through a news report in the press that Gustavo Gómez, along with Piquerez and João Martins, was charged because of the interview he gave after the match against Flamengo,” argued Anderson Barros in an interview with GE.

Anderson Barros – Photo: Palmeiras / Disclosure

Outrage

Next, Anderson Barros came to the defense of Gustavo Gómez, stating that the defender has valid reasons for his complaints. Finally, the director called for more discernment from the STJD and even cited an interview with Marlon, from Grêmio.

“Everyone saw that Gustavo, right after the match, reached out to the referee, who refused to shake his hand. Isn’t that arrogance? In fact, in that same interview, Gustavo praised the referee and said that what happened on the field would stay on the field. What criteria does the STJD use to file a complaint based on an interview? Recently, a player from another team (Marlon) said that his club is being robbed, and we haven’t heard that this player was charged,” said Barros.

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