STJD prosecutors charge referees, São Paulo officials and Palmeiras player | OneFootball

The controversies in the classic match between São Paulo and Palmeiras, last Sunday, continue to make waves. The STJD (Superior Court of Sports Justice) Prosecutor's Office has indicted referees, a Tricolor executive, and the Verdão striker, Vitor Roque. The match ended with Palmeiras' comeback victory, 3 to 2, at Morumbis, for the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship.

What were the STJD's indictments?

Controversial refereeing

The referee Ramon Abatti Abel and the VAR referee Ilbert Estevam da Silva were indicted under article 259 of the Brazilian Code of Sports Justice (CBJD), which refers to "failing to observe the rules of the sport". Both can receive penalties of 15 to 120 days. The pair were suspended by the CBF.

São Paulo executives protested against the referees

São Paulo directors Rui Costa and Carlos Belmonte were charged under article 258 of the CBJD, which mentions "assuming any conduct contrary to discipline or sports ethics". In the match summary, the referee reported insults from Tricolor executives in the tunnel leading to the locker rooms.

"I report that at the end of the game in the tunnel leading to the locker rooms, near the referee's locker room door was Carlos Belmonte, São Paulo's football director, who, offensively, uttered the following words. 'Film him, the shame, him there. The VAR didn't come'. I also report that, next to him, was Rui Costa, São Paulo's executive football director, who, offensively, uttered the following words: 'go f... yourself, a shame'. I report that both were identified by the match delegate", the referee reported in the summary.

In case of conviction, the punishment provided in article 258 for executives is a suspension of 15 to 180 days.

São Paulo protested against possible errors. The most demanded was the possible penalty not marked when the team was still winning the classic by 2 to 0. In the move, which occurred six minutes into the second half, Tapia was knocked down by Allan unintentionally inside the area, but the refereeing saw a "slip" from the Palmeiras player.

In addition, Tricolor believes that there was a foul on Tapia at the origin of Palmeiras' first goal, scored by Vitor Roque, and argues that Gustavo Gómez and Andreas Pereira should have been sent off.

Vitor Roque posts homophobic content

Palmeiras' striker, Vitor Roque, got into a controversy after the classic. The number 9 posted an image on his Instagram profile of a tiger biting a deer's neck. The "Little Tiger", as he is called by the fans, was charged under article 243-G: "to practice a discriminatory, disdainful or outrageous act, related to prejudice due to ethnic origin, race, sex, color, age, condition of elderly person or person with a disability".

The punishment ranges between five and ten games, in addition to a fine of R$ 100.00 (one hundred reais) to R$ 100,000.00 (one hundred thousand reais).

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