Starting between Santos e Atlético-MG Last Saturday night (11), in Vila Belmiro, for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, there was a controversy in the first half that led to discussion.
In the 18th minute of the game, Igor Vinicius finished, the ball deflected off Gabigol and ended up in the back of the net. However, according to VAR, the ball hit the attacker’s arm before entering the goal.
After the annulment, referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein issued a yellow card to Gabigol for complaining. he also disagreed with the decision, but was not warned. Coach Cuca, ex-Galo, was elated and .
Voice actor Gustavo Machado published a video that indicates what Neymar, Gabigol and Cuca said to the referee after the play. Look:
- Rafael Klein (referee): “Calm down, hit the arm.”
- Gabigol: “Look where my arm is. Look at my arm. Look at the image.”
- Neymar: “Why? Just explain that to me.”
- Victor Imazu (assistant): “He hits you on the arm and someone else scores the goal.”
- Gabigol: “But it hit.”
- Victor Imazu (assistant): “If it’s someone else who scores the goal, another player.”
- Gabigol: “No, but no.”
- Gabigol: “I’m like this. What am I going to do then? For God’s sake, you’re fighting with the image.”
- Cuca: You’re a banana”
- Neymar: “I know, but you can take away the yellow a little bit. Give him the yellow and he’ll keep quiet.”
- Rafael Klein (referee): “Even if it’s a natural position, he’s defending himself, if she hits his arm… It’s because it’s directly at the goal.”
- Victor Imazu (assistant): “If you grab his arm, and you score the goal, it was a goal. It’s not a free kick, but since it was a goal, football doesn’t accept it. That’s what the rule interprets.”
Santos victory
Even with the goal disallowed, Santos managed to win against Atlético-MG. The Santos goal came in the 18th minute of the second half, with Moisés, after a pass from Gabigol. Peixe had the best chances of the match, especially in the first half, suffocating Galo, who had little power to react.
With the result, Atlético-MG finds itself in eighth place, with 14 points won. Santos rose to 14th place, with 13 units.
