Abel Ferreira out of Libertadores, slams Palmeiras refereeing – Flamengo: 'Sympathetic' (Video) | OneFootball

Flamengo defeated Palmeiras 1-0 and won the Libertadores Cup, the biggest club competition on the South American continent. Abel Ferreira, coach of the São Paulo team, did not hide his frustration with the refereeing team at the end of the match, to whom he directed some criticism.

"This is a very aggressive team. You saw how they go into challenges. I think the referee was very kind, he didn’t want to ruin the final (...) There was a very doubtful incident in the first half, which could have changed the course of the game, but the referee decided not to show a red card. But anyway, I’ll refrain from talking about the refereeing, the images are out there. It’s a well-coached team, very aggressive, maybe too much. And that’s it, the referee was kind in this instance in my opinion," Abel Ferreira began, speaking about the incident in the match.

The former Sporting man, however, did not fail to give credit to his rival: "I’ll be very honest: even though we have a young team, we lacked a bit more courage and boldness (...) At the end, we had a clear and great opportunity through Vitor Roque. There was also a very doubtful incident at the start of the game. But we move on. Flamengo were better, period."

"When we compare Vitor Roque with players like Bruno Henrique, Jorginho or Danilo, who won the Libertadores when they were over 30... he’s 19. He’ll have many opportunities to win this competition. This ends up being an experience, for him and for everyone," added the Palmeiras coach, highlighting the youth of his squad.

Abel Ferreira concluded his analysis of Palmeiras - Flamengo with a guarantee: "Since I’ve been here, we’ve reached the final three times and won twice. We won one against this very opponent, reached a semi-final and a quarter-final. We’ll try to come back next year. That’s all I can say."

Check out here the images of the incident that sparked Abel Ferreira’s complaints:

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