Rafinha and Rui Costa lose it with ref, Ferreirinha swears too | OneFootball

One of the main reasons behind São Paulo’s humiliating elimination by Juventude in the Copa do Brasil was Ferreirinha’s lightning-fast sending-off. He came on near the end of the first half only to stay on the field for 30 seconds before being shown a straight red card for allegedly attacking an opponent.

The match referee, Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima from Pernambuco, had no doubts and did not even need to check VAR after seeing Ferreirinha extend his arm and strike the back of a Juventude player’s head (watch below). In the official match report, the referee revealed insults from São Paulo’s No. 11 after the punishment.

“I sent off Mr. Aldemir dos Santos Ferreira, No. 11 of São Paulo FC, in the 44th minute of the 1st half by showing a straight red card, for punching his opponent, Mr. Rodrigo Eduardo da Silva, No. 34, in the back of the head while the ball was out of play. The player who was hit received medical attention and remained in the match. After his sending-off was confirmed, the player said the following words to the referee: ‘go f*** yourself, son of a b****, you are a disgrace’,” reported Rodrigo Pereira de Lima.

And it was not only the forward who insulted the referee from the São Paulo side. Executives Rui Costa and Rafinha were also mentioned by Rodrigo in the document, with insults and threats against the referee.

“I report that, after the end of the first half, when the refereeing team was heading to the dressing room, in the mixed zone we were approached by two São Paulo FC officials, Mr. Rui Costa, who said the following words to the referee: ‘You bastard, you’re messing around.’ and Mr. Marcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (Rafinha), who said the following words to the referee: ‘You will never referee another São Paulo match, you’re messing around’. I further report that during this same incident, as we were entering the dressing room, Mr. Lucas Andrino, executive director of E.C. Juventude, said the following words to the assistant referee: ‘You’re an a**hole, you son of a b****,’ and had to be restrained by security.”

“It should also be reported that when the refereeing team was returning to the field after halftime, we were again approached by São Paulo FC official Mr. Marcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza (Rafinha), who said the following words to the referee: ‘You will never referee another São Paulo match,’ repeated several times as the refereeing team was heading onto the field.”

Most likely, the São Paulo trio mentioned in the match report will be formally charged in sports court, which may impose punishments on those involved.

After the debacle on the field, Rui Costa and Rafinha held a press conference announcing the departure of coach Roger Machado, just two months after his hiring by Tricolor following the inexplicable replacement of Crespo in charge.

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