Fluminense player Felipe Melo receives a red card from the referee during a match against Gremio at the Maracana stadium for the Brazilian A 2024 championship (Photo: Thiago Ribeiro/AGIF)Written by Lance!• Published on 11/2/2024 – 00:03 • Rio de January
The weather heated up in the final stretch of the draw between Fluminense and Grêmio 2-2, on Friday night (1st), at Maracanã, for the Brasileirão. Midfielder Felipe Melo was indignant on the bench after a penalty was awarded to the team from Rio Grande do Sul in stoppage time and ended up being sent off. During the revolt, he claimed that the Rio club was being robbed.
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The penalty was awarded in the 50th minute of the second half by referee Matheus Delgado Candançan and upset the entire Fluminense delegation. During the move, goalkeeper Fábio brings down striker Arezo in the small area. Felipe Melo’s revolt on the bench was outrageous and led to his expulsion. During the broadcast of the match, it was clear that the midfielder made gestures of robbery and stated to the camera that the Rio club was being harmed by the refereeing.
– Fluminense is being robbed. You have to respect Fluminense – said Felipe Melo on the sidelines.
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Fluminese’s complaint
There was a lot of outrage over the appointment. In complaints on the field, defender Thiago Santos and midfielder Arias were warned with a yellow card. After the end of the match, Fluminense players and technical staff went to the field to discuss the move with the referee.
In an interview, striker Kauã Elias, who scored the Rio team’s second goal in the match, stated that the team was harmed. He even recalled another controversial move that took place in the confrontation against Cruzeiro, in a match valid for the first round of the Brasileirão. On that occasion, the team from Minas Gerais won the match 2-0, at Mineirão.
– A draw that we know was not meant to happen. These things always happen to us. It has been repeated several times. He is the same referee who gave the penalty against Cruzeiro. Against Fluminense, the other team always prevails. We have to see this. In the last game the fourth referee was removed because of this. It’s not right, it’s not normal. This cannot happen. It’s always us who loses a point, who loses three points. That can’t happen – said the player.
Fluminense players complained about the refereeing during a match against Gremio (Photo: Jorge Rodrigues/AGIF)
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