Coluna do Fla
·28 de julho de 2025
Viña questions referee Abel after Flamengo v Atlético-MG

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·28 de julho de 2025
Flamengo did their job and defeated Atlético-MG 1-0, this Sunday (27), at Maracanã, in the 17th round of the Brazilian Championship. Despite the victory and the three points guaranteed, the performance of referee Ramon Abatti Abel bothered the rubro-negros players. One of the most outspoken was Matías Viña, who did not hide his dissatisfaction.
After the final whistle, Matías Viña spoke with journalists in the mixed zone and openly criticized the refereeing of the match. The left-back of Flamengo expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's attitude and demanded more transparency in the decisions. Additionally, the Uruguayan highlighted that players are always accountable for their actions on the field, while referees do not speak out.
— I don't like to talk about refereeing. I wish, just like we come here, the referee would also come, because we are also held accountable for what we do. I would like the referee to come here, talk to the press, and comment on the game he saw, because he has all these tools. Football has changed a lot, there's VAR, there are many things, so it would be good if he also spoke here. I really don't like to talk about him -, said Viña.
Besides 'punctuating' the game with constant fouls, Ramon Abatti Abel made a controversial decision at the end of the first half. Gonzalo Plata received a long pass, gained the front of Fausto Vera, and was eventually knocked down by the Atlético-MG midfielder.
Initially, the referee marked a penalty and gave a yellow card to the Atlético-MG player. Shortly after, the VAR called Ramon Abatti Abel to review two situations: the penalty and a possible expulsion, since Fausto Vera was the last man. After analyzing the images, the referee decided to maintain the foul outside the area and confirm the yellow card to the Atlético-MG midfielder.
Leaving the controversial refereeing behind, Flamengo focuses again on Atlético-MG. This time, the teams face each other in the Copa do Brasil. In the first leg of the round of 16 of the knockout tournament, the Rubro-Negro faces the Minas Gerais team next Thursday (31), at 21:30 (Brasília time).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.