Flamengo opened the game about the arbitration controversies in the game against Estudiantes, valid for the quarterfinals of Libertadores.
In a note, as advanced by CNNhe requested the removal of the arbitration and reaffirmed his commitment to the president of the entity, Alejandro Domínguez.
See Flamengo’s note
“The Flamengo Regatta Club has been public to communicate that it will take action with Conmebol about the arbitration performance against Estudiantes de la Plata, played on Thursday, by Conmebol Libertadores. What was found in the field, starring Colombian referee Andres Rojas, was a parade of misconceptions and decisions that extrapolated the limit of human error, making evident driving, with a trend cruising, trend Differentiated treatment for both teams, directly compromising the sports result and the credibility of the competition.
The images of the match are clear and undeniable in revealing the immensity of the mistakes made. Inverted faults and yellow cards applied disproportionately against Flamengo reveal the imbalance of the referee’s decisions in favor of the visiting team. There was a penalty committed in an intentional hand touch of the defender in the ball dispute with Luiz Araújo, and the subsequent expulsion of Gonzalo Plata, punished with the second yellow card in bid in which he is missing. The validation of an irregular goal of Estudiantes, scored after touching the striker’s open arm, who expanded his area beyond the natural movement taking the risk, makes everything even more serious. Situations like these cannot be treated as simple flaws, but as a direct attack on tournament integrity.
As if the numerous amount of capital errors, highlighted in the national and international press, also caught the omission of the video referee, Nicolás Gallo (COL), and the non -use of the VAR resource at times the protocol required its participation. All of these elements opened a disastrous performance of the arbitration team, formed by assistants Alexander Guzmán Bonilla (Col) and John Alexander León Sánchez (Col), as well as the fourth referee Jhon Alexander Ospina Londoño (Col), something that directly influenced the result of this match and also compromised Flamengo’s lineup for the decisive game in Argentina.
Flamengo will resort to the absurd expulsion of the player Gonzalo Plata, in the absolute certainty that the South American Football Confederation will see the decision, urgently, and reverse the punishment applied to the athlete. The same must be done for the next match, otherwise it is perpetuated an injustice that would further impair competition and stain its image in the face of the international scene.
The club reaffirms its confidence in the seriousness of Conmebol president Alejandro Domínguez, recognized for his commitment to development and good football practices on the continent. Flamengo expects measures to be taken immediately to repair, even partially, the huge damage caused by arbitration in this match and preserving the legitimacy of Conmebol Libertadores.
Flamengo Regatas Club “
