Palmeiras pronounces on “persecution” of arbitration against Abel

This Thursday, the 1st, the palm trees published in its social networks a protest about the treatment of Brazilian referees against Abel Ferreira. After being sent off against Strengthdueling for Brazil’s Cup, the coach reached the mark of 50 cards for the club. However, Verdão did not agree with the reason for the red, according to what was exposed in the summary.

“Always willing to contribute to the improvement of national football, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras goes public to claim with the CBF that measures be taken to ensure coach Abel Ferreira the same treatment given to his professional colleagues by the refereeing teams rosters for club games”, wrote the club.

Palmeiras classified the referees’ attitudes towards Abel Ferreira as an act of persecution. “We cannot accept persecutory attitudes against a competent and successful professional who, over more than two years of work at the head of Verdão, has been unquestionably valuing Brazilian football”he stated.

The revolt of Verdão is given by the summary of the match against Fortaleza, signed by Savio Pereira Sampaio. According to the referee, the expulsion was due to an offense directed at him by the Portuguese. “For protesting the decision of the referee in a rude and offensive way, with gestures such as throwing a glass of water on the ground, punching the air and uttering the following words: ‘It was a foul, son of a bitch’”the document states.

Thus, Palmeiras does not agree with the attitude of the arbitration, claiming possible false information. “The explanation contained in the summary for the expulsion of our coach, yesterday, against Fortaleza, lacks the truth and will be contested by the club in the competent spheres”finished.