Romário slams refereeing after Palmeiras get help in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Romário uses the term 'shameful' to define Brazilian refereeing and points out that the referee is not a professional

The world champion Romário, current Senator of Rio de Janeiro, added more fuel to the fire criticizing Brazilian refereeing. This is because, after a controversial round of the Brasileirão, the former Flamengo player used the term “shameful” to describe recent cases.

— (Refereeing) is s... I have a project for the professionalization of refereeing. Next week, we will bring this issue to the Senate. From what I’m seeing, we need to solve this as soon as possible. What has been happening in Brazilian football is shameful — stated the 1994 world champion, adding that:

— It’s complicated to blame some mistakes on the referees, since they are the only ones on the field who are not professionals. We have to think about what to do outside of football. Whoever is there needs to be 100% focused on their profession. The referee has a job with a lot of responsibility, that’s why I’m bringing this project, and this week, with the VAR mistakes, this issue has heated up — fired Romário.

What happened “this week,” Romário?

Last Sunday (05), some refereeing errors dominated sports debates. Allan, from Palmeiras, made a sliding tackle inside the box on Tapia, from São Paulo, but the referee did not award a penalty.

Converting the penalty would have made the score 3-0 for São Paulo. However, the Morumbi team suffered a comeback at home and saw the three points slip away in a classic match in the 27th round of the Brasileirão.

Before the penalty incident, Andreas Pereira, from Palmeiras, planted his studs into the shin of Marcos Antônio, from São Paulo, but was not sent off. VAR stated that the offender touched the ball first.

How did this affect Flamengo?

The refereeing mistakes combined with Flamengo’s slip-up against Bahia paved the way for Palmeiras to take the lead in the Brasileirão. The benefited team reached 55 points, the same as the Rubro-Negro, but with one more victory.

What is Romário doing?

Romário lashed out against refereeing before participating in the “Partida do Coração” (“Match of the Heart”), a charity friendly at Maracanã. The event brought together legends from Brazil and Italy at the Jornalista Mário Filho Stadium.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.