Referee reports abuse from Corinthians staff after draw with Flamengo | OneFootball

After the draw between Corinthians 1 x 1 Flamengo in the eighth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, the controversial referee of the match, Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima, officially released the match report, where he described episodes that drew negative attention.

The referee reported that, at the end of the match, he was insulted by two Corinthians staff members on the way to the locker rooms: “After the end of the game, in front of the refereeing locker room door, we were approached by people identified with the Corinthians shirt, where two of them stood out by shouting and speaking offensive words to this referee: ‘always against us, scoundrel, you’re kidding’. They were identified as Mr. Leonardo Carnevale (Brand and New Business Manager) and Mr. Mauro van Basten (technical observer). I also inform that it was necessary for the military police to use force so that the refereeing team could enter their respective locker room.”

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Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima also reported that upon the teams' return to the field, goalkeeper Rossi was hit by a paper roll, which according to the referee, came from the Corinthians fan section: “I inform that before the start of the second half, various papers and a paper roll were thrown onto the field, hitting the back of Flamengo's goalkeeper without causing injury. The mentioned objects came from the area where the Corinthians fans were positioned.”

It is worth noting that the refereeing was the target of complaints from both teams, where for Corinthians, coach Dorival Jr and the entire team complained about an unawarded penalty on midfielder André. Meanwhile, on Flamengo's side, the complaint was about the non-expulsion of the Corinthians defender Gabriel Paulista with midfielder Jorginho and about the expulsion of midfielder Everton Araújo.

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