Let the game flow: Flamengo protest stop-start Brasileirão matches | OneFootball

Flamengo's Brasileirão games have been plagued with time-wasting and excessive fouls

When William, from Cruzeiro, received the red card against Flamengo, at the 38th minute of the second half, the 'game ended'. This is because the teams from Minas Gerais wasted time, and the referee excessively called minor fouls and did not compensate in the extra time. Outraged by the practice that has become common in the Brasileirão, the Mengão released a note titled "let the ball roll".

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WHAT WAS FLAMENGO'S NOTE?

"The recent games of Flamengo have exposed a curious and alarming fact: the constant decrease of ball in play and a slow pace imposed, most of the times, by excessive and unnecessary interference from the referee.

The excessive stoppages compromise the flow of the game and the quality of the spectacle. Rigidity with one or two meters in the throw-in, non-existent fouls, complacency with time-wasting, delay in restarting the game on several occasions and attitudes that hinder the fluidity of the matches are recurrent.

The last four games of Flamengo, for example, recorded less than 55 minutes of football. Against Juventude, a negative record of the season, this number was below 50 minutes!

The international recommendation is for at least 60 minutes of ball in play, which has not been happening in Flamengo's matches.

Brazilian football needs to approach the best international practices, allowing a better game for the fan."

WHAT HAPPENED AGAINST CRUZEIRO?

Referee Ramon Abatti Abel called 35 fouls in the game of Flamengo against Cruzeiro, with 19 from the team from Minas Gerais and 16 from the Rubro-Negro. In addition, eight yellow cards were distributed (three for the Mengão). Before the 25th minute of the game, four players had already been warned.

After the match, coach Filipe Luís, defender Léo Ortiz and midfielder Saúl criticized the refereeing of the duel. In addition, the coach said that when the scale of who would command the duel came out, the lamentation happened beforehand, and the concern was confirmed.

— The profile of the referee who officiates the game of Flamengo, when the list comes out, you already know it's going to be complicated. So, what can I say? The game starts, the decisions are not the same. As you guys said, the criteria are not the same. Cards first and then doesn't give a card, then gives a card in a play that he didn't give before. Yeah, I don't know —, said Filipe Luís.

WHO WILL REFEREE THE NEXT FLAMENGO GAME?

Therefore, next Sunday (05), Flamengo faces Bahia, for the Brasileirão. The match will be commanded by the referee from Pernambuco, Rodrigo Lima. Thus, the ball rolls from 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador, with coverage from Coluna do Fla.

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