📜 Flu slams refereeing after Fla derby: Encouraging foul play

📜 Flu slams refereeing after Fla derby: Encouraging foul play On Sunday (11), Fluminense lost 1–0 to Flamengo at the Maracanã in Round 30 of the Brasileirão. After the derby, the Tricolor Carioca published an official statement on its social media channels sharply criticizing referee Rafael Klein and the rest of the officiating team, particularly Daniel Nobre Bins, who was in charge of VAR. The Fluminense board's main complaint concerns Erick Pulgar's challenge on Rodrigo Castillo, when the Flamengo midfielder caught the Argentine striker's knee with his studs. In the official statement, Fluminense describes the referee's and VAR's response as a "failure to act" and says tolerating this kind of conduct "encourages foul play." The Laranjeiras club also complains about a penalty committed by Alex Sandro on Savarino in the second half. Alongside the statement, Fluminense posted a screenshot of Pulgar's challenge on Castillo's knee and an image of the Argentine striker's leg bearing marks from the Flamengo midfielder's studs. 📜 Read Fluminense's official statement below " Fluminense FC regrets that, once again, Brazil's biggest derby has been marred by two clear refereeing errors. In the first half, Flamengo player Erick Pulgar struck striker Rodrigo Castillo's knee with the sole of his boot in a violent challenge that endangered the Fluminense player's physical safety. Referee Rafael Klein, who was well positioned to assess the incident, chose not to issue the red card required by the rules. Even more serious was the failure to act by VAR, led by Daniel Nobre Bins, who had every resource available to correct the error but chose to remain silent. Tolerating this kind of conduct encourages foul play and threatens those on the pitch. Protecting players' physical safety is the very least expected of those responsible for enforcing the rules. And as if one clear error were not enough, the referee also ignored a penalty committed by Alex Sandro on Savarino in the second half. The Flamengo player made no attempt to play the ball and brought down the Fluminense player inside the penalty area, yet nothing was given. Failing to enforce the rules means changing the dynamics of a match and, consequently, influencing its result. And we cannot allow that". This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.