Dorival acknowledges Brazil's difficulties and criticizes refereeing error

In a press conference, national team coach Dorival Júnior admitted that the team performed below expectations in the 1-1 draw against Colombia in the United States. Brazil finished the group stage in second place in Group D and will face Uruguay in the quarterfinals.

Selection difficulties

The Brazilian team appeared disorganized at certain moments of the game, especially in the transition from defense to attack, which caused several dangers to Alisson's goal, mainly due to misplaced passes.

“In general, it hasn't been a problem. Today we really had difficulty getting the ball out, due to the opponent's conditioned chances, who made dangerous attempts to recover it in front of our area. It hasn't been something that has worried us, even because of the options. These fluctuations will happen. It's a team that is still developing, we can't forget. We had difficulties in this match that we hadn't had before. Colombia's level is different. They've gone 25 games unbeaten, and that had a big impact.”said Dorival.

Controversy in the game

Dorival also commented on the penalty that was not awarded to Vini Junior, still in the first half. In addition, he spoke about the yellow card received by the player, right at the beginning of the match, which ruled him out of the next decision, against Uruguay.

“We were 1-0 up, when a play that could have given us the second goal took away our ability to manage the result in any other way. We have to weigh up several things, we have to improve, we are working, in many aspects things have evolved. Suddenly, at one point or another, we will have greater difficulty due to this natural process, which no one escapes.“completed the coach.

“At that moment (the penalty was not awarded) it would have been 2-0, with the team we have, regardless of things not going as we would have liked, it would have been different. Right after that we conceded the equalizer. For me, it was decisive. In the stadium, only he (the referee) and the VAR team didn't see the penalty. Brazil was harmed, we have to be realistic, it happened, it wasn't created. With a bigger result, the game's movements would have been different, Colombia would have had to expose itself more”he concluded.

Still in the morning, Conmebol released the VAR audio of Vini's move and indicated that there was an error in not awarding the penalty in favor of Brazil.

“The VAR, in its protocolary check, analyzes from different angles, speeds and considerations and cannot identify that the defender does not touch the ball before imprudently coming into contact with the attacker. The VAR incorrectly confirms the original decision on the field”portrays Conmebol in video.

Below, the video and full analysis.

_{Conmebol analyzes controversial move and confirms refereeing error in the game between Brazil and Colombia (Video: reproduction/Youtube/copaamerica)}

The team's next match in the Copa América will be next Saturday, at 10pm (Brasília time), in Las Vegas. The knockout match will be against the Uruguayan team in the quarterfinals.

Featured photo: Dorival Junior, coach of the national team, in a game against Colombia (Reproduction/RichardCallis/GettyImagesEmbed)