Abel Ferreira refuses to greet a friendly coach after Palmeiras defeat

In a match valid for the 12th round of the Brazilian Championship, the palm trees received on the afternoon of Sunday (25) the Botafogo and was defeated by the score of 1 to 0 at home. After the game, the coach Abel Ferreira refused to greet Luis Castrotechnician of Glorious.

The coaches hugged and talked before the game started, but after the final whistle, Luis Castro looked for the technician abel, but did not find it. The coach of the alviverde team was already in the locker room when he was approached by Luís. The greeting between technicians after the end of the game is very common, happening in practically all games.

Abel Ferreira went straight to the locker room after Palmeiras lost to Botafogo. The compatriot and opponent Luís Castro, who is a friend of the coach of Verdão, still tried to see if there was a greeting, but there was no way… pic.twitter.com/3t29M5tArk

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_{Images from the broadcast of the game, on Globo, show Luís Castro looking for Abel Ferreira after the end of the game (Reproduction/Twitter/@geglobo)}

The winning goal for the team from Rio was scored in the 28th minute of the first half and, in the 82nd minute, a penalty was missed by Raphael Veiga, the official kicker of the alviverde team. This result made Botafogo isolate itself in the lead and is now 7 points ahead of vice leader, Grêmio. And also did the palm trees losing the unbeaten streak of 30 games without losing playing at home, in addition to finishing the round in fourth place.

The alviverde team comes from its second consecutive defeat in the Brazilian Championship. The other defeat went to bahia, also by the result of 1 to 0, at Arena Fonte Nova. As much as it was just two consecutive defeats, this result is not very common for the coach’s team Abel Ferreirawho comes from great performances since the coach’s call to the team.

The result of the match caused revolt among the fans of the palm trees, which is not used to losing. Before the start of the 12th round of the championship, the palm trees was second in the table. The team lost the vice-leadership and is now in fourth place in the championship. The chance to achieve leadership is getting further and further away from palm trees, and this generates concern for the team and the fans. The current Brazilian champion, sees the chance to win the second consecutive title increasingly distant.

Featured Photo: Abel Ferreira (visible) and Luís Castro (in the background, out of focus) in Botafogo’s victory over Palmeiras for the Brasileirão. Playback/OneFootball