Referee explains Palmeiras duo’s red cards after defeat to Flamengo | OneFootball

Piquerez was sent off by Wilton Pereira Sampaio after Palmeiras' 3-2 defeat to Flamengo on Sunday, during the 29th round of the Brazilian Championship. The left-back received the red card for excessive complaining.

In the match report, the referee justified the expulsion of the Palmeiras player at Maracanã.

“Reason: for approaching the refereeing team, which was near the central circle, aggressively and with a pointed finger, and saying the following words: ‘you are kidding, you came here just to rob us’. After the red card was shown, he had to be restrained by the police,” he wrote.

The assistant João Martins also received a red card. Wilton Pereira Sampaio claimed that the Portuguese said the following words: “you are always harming us, you have it in for Palmeiras.”

After the card was shown, João Martins continued to protest. “Why did you send me off? It is my duty to come here and complain,” said the assistant according to the referee.

Therefore, both will not be able to participate in the match against Cruzeiro next Sunday, during the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match will be at Allianz Parque, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time).

Before that, however, Palmeiras visits LDU for the first leg of the Libertadores semifinal.

Standings Situation

With the defeat, Palmeiras remains in the lead, but now with the same 61 points as Flamengo, which is in second place due to having one less victory. Both clubs have one game less in the competition.

Next Palmeiras Match

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