Goiano is among the best in the country and has a huge history of refereeing games for both teams
After much controversy with the whistleblowers in the last few rounds, the Brazilian Football Confederation () decided to select a high-class referee for the long-awaited game between the leader and vice-president, this Sunday (20), at Maracanã. was chosen by the entity.
The Goiano player is among the best in the country and has a huge history of refereeing games for both teams. According to the website transfermarkt, in Flamengo’s matches with Wilton Pereira in charge there were 27 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats (64.5% success rate). With Palmeiras there are 21 wins, 14 draws and 16 defeats (50.3%).
The weighty choice, however, did not please Palmeiras fans. As soon as the confirmation of the choice came out, many people expressed outrage on social media and complained about the choice of the “greatest home referee” of the club.
They took the opportunity to not only list the club’s problems with him in refereeing, but also suggested “help” to Flamengo on their visit to (2-1 turnaround), with the second goal coming from a reversed winger, recently for .
Wilton Pereira Sampaio is usually strict in alviverde duels. There were 10 expulsions of athletes from the club, compared to just one from the opponent. It was he who refereed Corinthians’ 1-0 victory in the derby in the round of 16, a game in which the visitors complained a lot about Maurício’s disallowed goal.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Nátaly Tenório
