Did Vasco's complaint against Verge have any impact on the arbitration against Botafogo? “Pressure always interferes with judgement,” says PC.

After a draw with Fluminense midweek Vasco He issued an official warrant to fire reliefHe tried to appeal the result of El Clásico in TJD (to no avail), and requested a referee from outside Royal Jordanian before Botafogo Or even postponed the match, he did not send a representative to the meeting that decided the referee for this Sunday's classic match… and all this behind-the-scenes theatrics had an effect in the end.

Vasco beat Botafogo 4-2, but one of the players could have been sent off in the second half, after a strong challenge by Paulo Henrique on Victor Sa and he received only a yellow card. In the opinion of the commentator Paulo Cesar OliveiraThis will lead Vasco's defender to send the referee off Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes He was under pressure in El Clásico.

– Everything that happens, the teams’ complaints, the official memos, the disavowal from the federation, the club’s absence when the referee is appointed, are causes of pressure that end up interfering in the referee’s work. It shouldn't be this way, especially when it comes to an experienced referee like Wagner Magalhaes, but today the referee follows all the news and ends up bringing it onto the field, which causes even more pressure on decision-making in the game – said the PC.

– When you apply to contest a match, when there is no legal error, you know it will not be accepted. This does not lead to anything, but it is a means of pressure and conditioning for the following matches – added the commentator during the “Troca de Passes” on SporTV.

Presenter Felipe Diniz exploded.

– That's why clubs do what they do, that's why Vasco issued the classification, because he's trying to adapt Control In the club's upcoming matches. No one wants to improve for everyone, everyone is interested in benefiting.

PC Oliveira also considered that the procedure followed by Verge in selecting the classics with the clubs in question was a mistake.

– Wagner was chosen by Farag and Botafogo representatives, as Vasco did not want to attend. He said from the beginning, we were criticizing these approved standards, because the role of appointing the arbitrator belongs to the arbitration committee, and all these frivolous tools have always caused an environment of great pressure on arbitration.