STJD charges Corinthians boss after refs blast in Mirassol loss | OneFootball

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Staff

On Tuesday (5), the STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) charged Corinthians head coach Fernando Diniz after his post-match comments criticizing referee Matheus Candançan following the match against Mirassol at Maião, in the 14th round of the Brazilian Championship. Timão ended up losing 2-1 in a match marked by refereeing controversies.

Fernando Diniz could face a suspension of up to six matches, as he was charged under item two of paragraph two of article 258 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD), which addresses “assuming any conduct contrary to discipline or sports ethics not typified by the other rules of this Code,” such as “disrespecting members of the refereeing team, or disrespectfully complaining about their decisions.”

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Corinthians Agency

In addition to criticizing the match referee, the coach also criticized the VAR official, Marcio Henrique de Gois. One of the incidents that upset Corinthians came in the first half, when forward Edson Carioca tackled Matheus Pereira from behind and was sent off. However, after reviewing the play, Candançan changed the decision and showed only a yellow card.

In the press conference, Fernando Diniz said: “I think the refereeing was very poor today, they got practically everything wrong. He didn’t give cards, it seemed like he didn’t have any cards in his pocket. He did very little to speed up time-wasting. There was the red-card incident, the penalty that was debatable for me, and the second goal came from a clear foul on Garro. How does VAR not call that? I don’t know if you noticed the foul on Garro in the play leading to the second goal. It’s absurd that the guy didn’t call it. He called to overturn the red card and didn’t call to disallow Mirassol’s goal.”

On Mirassol’s first goal, Corinthians disputed the penalty awarded after winger Carlos Eduardo—who would go on to score from the spot—was fouled by left-back Matheus Bidu. Another incident that drew attention happened in the buildup to the second goal, in the first half. At the start of the move that led to the team from the interior of São Paulo scoring, midfielder Rodrigo Garro was stepped on near the ankle. However, the foul was not called at the time and, after the play was completed, the incident was not reviewed by the video referee.

Executive Marcelo Paz also spoke to reporters after the match and said the club would send a representative to a meeting with the CBF Refereeing Committee to discuss the issue and express the lack of consistency the club has been facing in matches. The executive also mentioned inconsistencies in STJD punishments involving Corinthians players when compared to athletes from other teams.

The hearing that will judge Fernando Diniz’s statements will take place next Friday (8), starting at 10 a.m. (Brasília time), at STJD headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

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