The Brazilian Federation issues a VAR vote for Gabigol’s unaccounted goal

The cancellation of Gabigol’s goal caused great anger among Flamengo players

After Flamengo won 1-0 CorinthTwo plays caused intense anger between the red and black teams: an undetermined penalty and the disallowance of Gabigol’s goal. This Thursday (03), one day after the Brazilian Cup semi-final, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) released a VAR vote on the striker’s play.

In the last half of the second half, in the 26th minute, Alex Sandro passed the ball into the area, and Gabigol completed it with his right foot. On the field, the referee did not cancel this move. But minutes later, the video assistant referee intervened. “Realistic situation. The player who scored the 99th goal in an offside position. Sneakingsaid Rodolfo Tosci Marquez, responsible for VAR technology.

When this move was shown on the big screen at the Maracana, at first, Flamengo fans celebrated. After all, to the naked eye, it seemed that heel-back Hugo gave Gabigol terms. However, after a few minutes of “a line here and a line there”, the cancellation was confirmed. The striker himself and captain Gerson became upset and argued with field judge Wilton Pereira Sampaio.

Another controversy

Just four minutes into the game, before Gabigol’s shot, Bruno Henrique headed the ball over and the ball struck Corinthians’ Hector Hernandez’s open arm inside the area. Despite it being a controversial move, the CBF did not issue a VAR vote for the move. But former referee and current commentator Paulo Cesar Oliveira saw a penalty kick in this move.

— Hector wasting time with the ball. Then the dispute between Bruno Henrique and Felix Torres. At the moment of heading the ball, Hector opens his arm, in my opinion he expands the space of his body… He risked the ball hitting his arm, and for me, that is a penalty kick. – said the computer, during the “SportTV” programming.

Brazilian revolutions

The two moves, made by Bruno Henrique and Gabigol, sparked comments from Flamengo’s vice president of football, Marcos Braz. Although the plays were not mentioned, the director criticized the judging and Wilton Pereira Sampaio’s lack of discretion. Furthermore, the top hat has seen pressure on judge after pressure from Corinth backstage.

— I spoke at the press conference yesterday: This crying, this empty talk regarding changing dates, this would put pressure on arbitration. This is what happened. It’s a shame about arbitration. Lack of standards, lack of everything. Now, there’s no point in talking. Thank God I’m talking about Flamengo winning. Because if they talk about defeat, they want to outsource it and make excuses. Doesn’t give. I don’t know where refereeing in Brazilian football will end up – Markus Braz commented, in a post-match interview.