Neymar left the pitch at half-time Flamengo x Santosat Maracanã, quite irritated with the refereeing of the match. The main reason for dissatisfaction was the yellow card which he received in the first half due to a complaint — a warning that leaves him hanging for the final rounds of Brazilian Championship.
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According to Peixe’s number 10, the referee Sávio Pereira Sampaio would have acted in a way arrogant and applied the card in a unfair. The attacker also stated that he felt threatened during the dialogue with the judge.
“The referee is very weak. And what’s more, he’s arrogant — that’s the word. They always say that only the captain can talk to him, but when we try to talk, he turns his back and walks away. When I tried to talk, he threatened me. He said: ‘If you come close, I’ll give you a yellow card’. And I just asked: ‘Can’t I talk to you?'”, reported Neymar.
The player also criticized the move that led to Flamengo’s goal, claiming that there was foul in Brazão in the previous play.
– For me, it was a foul on Brazão, the move shouldn’t have even been turned into a corner. Arbitration in Brazil is making a lot of mistakes. Today, the attitude of the referee, whose name I don’t even know, was terrible, very arrogant – he added.
During halftime between Flamengo and Santos, Neymar says that the team needs to look for him more in the final third and criticizes the referee: “In addition to being bad, with all due respect, he is arrogant.” pic.twitter.com/xMkXpBS0rv
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The match marked the Neymar’s return as a starter Santos after almost two months away due to injury. The last time the star started playing was in the draw in 1-1 with Atlético-MGon September 14, away from home.
