Referee pundit: São Paulo robbed vs Botafogo, clear red card | OneFootball

Despite São Paulo's 1-0 victory over Botafogo on Sunday afternoon (14) in the Brasileirão, a play infuriated the tricolor fans due to the non-call of a foul on a nasty stomp on defender Sabino's stomach.

In the 2nd half at Morumbi, right back Vitinho, from the Carioca rival, contested the ball with Sabino and ended up stepping on the São Paulo player (watch below). Match referee, Wilton Pereira Sampaio didn't call anything, understanding it as an accidental play.

And even the VAR booth didn't call for a review, which was a big mistake in the view of former referee and now commentator PC Oliveira, who stated that Tricolor was indeed, wronged at home against Botafogo.

“The assistant is on the side of the play. The referee says it was checked and that it was accidental. It wasn't accidental. To me, it's a deliberate move by Vitinho. He jumps, and this additional movement with the leg open is deliberate. It's a red card. A very clear play that VAR should have intervened”, declared PC in a comment on the Sportv channel after Sunday's round.

If Tricolor could play with one more man at the end of the match, it didn't let the poorly marked play by the referee affect its performance to come out with another victory in this Brasileirão.

After beating Botafogo, São Paulo already reported back on Monday morning (15), now starting preparations for the biggest match of the year so far, against LDU, for the quarterfinals of the Libertadores. The first match takes place in Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday (18), at 7pm (Brasília time).

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