Flamengo striker makes harsh complaints and sees the influence of Textor’s recent statements

The move claimed by the Rubro-Negro winger, who has played for the Rio team since 2019, in the mixed zone took place in the classic between Flamengo and Botafogo, held on the morning of this Sunday (28). The second goal that sealed Fogão's victory is the play questioned by Bruno, according to the player, his teammate had suffered a foul in the tackle that resulted in Paraguayan Savarino's submission.

The controversy

The referee who commanded the duel was Raphael Claus, the São Paulo native, like many referees, is highly regarded by fans of different teams across the country.

The move questioned by Bruno would be a push in Flamengo's defense against Fabricio Bruno, on that occasion Claus let the game continue and the play ended in a goal for Botafogo, a goal that sealed Alvinegro's great triumph at Maracanã. The Flamengo striker used the mixed zone to demonstrate all his dissatisfaction with the play itself and also cited the recent controversial statements by John Textor (President of Botafogo's SAF) signaling that such a movement could influence decisions. “Then, after these controversies from the president of Botafogo, he said a lot of things, we don't know what could happen. In the game 1 to 0. In my opinion, the goal was irregular, it ends up getting in the way. So he used this argument, I don't know why. If Botafogo talks about there, then the Flamengo You're going to have to start talking too. Other teams will also have to speak up, because it can't be like this, like this”.

_{Moves from the Rio classic and also a play claimed by Flamengo for not marking the foul (Video: reproduction/YouTube/ge)}

Previous bid

Another statement by Bruno caught attention during the interview. The attacker explained that in conversation with the referee, Claus would have compared the move claimed by Flamengo to the goal that Bruno Henrique himself scored the previous year against Botafogo in the twenty-second round of the Brasileirão. At the time, Botafogo was the one who complained about a foul at the origin of the play, and the goal was duly validated by the referee in question. “He (referee) used the argument that last year we scored a goal like the one Botafogo scored today. The player, I don't remember who it was, he kind of pushed Tchê Tchê from behind during the play. We don't see last year, we want to know about today”, added Bruno.

Flamengo now needs to turn things around, Tite's men are coming off two consecutive defeats and will face Amazonas in the third phase of the Copa do Brasil next Wednesday, at 9:30 pm at Maracanã. For the Brasileirão, Rubro-Negro's next clash is against Bragantino at Nabi Abi Chedid.

Featured Photo: Bruno Henrique in a game mentioned by the player last year in the Brasileirão (Reproduction/Instagram/@b.henrique)