‘VARmengo’? Ranking shows the team VAR favours most in Brasileirão | OneFootball

Up to the 27th round of the Brasileirão, VAR has interfered in Flamengo's matches on nine occasions

The 27th round of the Brasileirão ended after many complaints about refereeing errors. However, protests have been happening since the start of the tournament. VAR, for example, has been a source of frustration for some clubs, except for a few teams like Palmeiras and Internacional.

This is because VAR has already intervened 15 times to prevent errors against Internacional so far in the Brasileirão. Thus, the team from the South is the most ‘benefited’ by the video referee. Flamengo, however, is not among the top 5 ‘favorites’ of the technology.

What is the ranking of teams benefited by VAR?

Therefore, the survey conducted by ESPN Brasil disproves the nickname VARmengo, which suggests that Flamengo is protected by VAR. That’s because, in the 26 matches played by the Rubro-Negro so far, the video referee has only interfered nine times.

Source: ESPN

Does the on-field referee help Flamengo?

São Paulo and Flamengo were harmed by the on-field referee in this 27th round. After all, Palmeiras took the lead in the Brasileirão after a penalty was not awarded to São Paulo and a Palmeiras player was not sent off at Morumbi.

It’s worth noting that VAR was not called for the supposed penalty on Tapia, nor for the red card for Andreas Pereira. Thus, Palmeiras won, and Flamengo remained in second place in the standings.

When is Flamengo’s next match?

Hoping for a fairer VAR, Flamengo will play on October 15, against Botafogo. The match will take place at 7:30 pm (Brasília time), at Nilton Santos Stadium.

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