Leonardo Jardim criticized the refereeing of the match against Cruzeiro, which ended 1-1, in the 28th round of the Brasileirão
The 1-1 draw between Atlético-MG and Cruzeiro, at the MRV Arena, this Wednesday (15), there were controversies involving the referee Paulo Cesar Zanovelli (MG). In the first half he exchanged two red cards for yellow cards, which drew criticism from Raposa coach Leonardo Jardim.
“I had a few years of career and I have never seen in my life a football referee pull four red cards out of his pocket and hit only one. You have to be careful, this is a Derbyand the referee was not prepared for this. This shows anxiety (…) any layman would see that he is not in his best condition,” Jardim said.
Jardim comments on Kaio Jorge’s failure
The coach also commented on the attacker’s expulsion Kaio Jorge, punished with a red card after making the “theft” gesture towards the referee. Despite highlighting the attacker’s mistake, Leonardo Jardim left it clear that there are two refereeing standards in Brazilian football.
“Honestly, the Kaio He was punished for something he shouldn’t have done. But I see a lot of players offending the referee and that’s okay. These are things people should think carefully about before acting. For me it is more serious for a player to offend a referee with names that I won’t say here, than to make a ‘theft’ gesture. There are things in football that I can’t understand,” added the Cruzeiro coach.
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