In nine games refereed since 2020, the referee who led Católica x São Paulo only expelled players from Brazilian teams and applied 54% more cards compared to foreign clubs, according to a survey
O Sao Paulowon the Catholic University 4-2 this Thursday, 30, away from home, but ended the first leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana with only eight players on the field. Igor Vinícius, Rodrigo Nestor and Calleri were sent off in the second half of the duel in Chile, and Tricolor’s triumph was marked by the “rain” of red cards.
According to the survey by the “Espião Estatístico”, reproduced by the “GE”, the Uruguayan referee Christian Ferreyra is known for giving red cards to players from Brazilian teams. In addition to the three expulsions, the judge also distributed six yellow cards to the Tricolor athletes. On the Catholic side, there were two yellow cards.
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According to the publication, in the last two years – between 2020 and 2022 – the Uruguayan refereed nine matches for Brazilian clubs in continental competitions. In all, there were five red cards and 35 yellow cards to national clubs in this period, totaling 40 cards. Foreign teams received 26 yellow cards and had no players sent off.
In addition to the São Paulo duel, with the three expulsions, Christian Ferreyra also took off the field Cantilloof Corinthians (duel against Boca Juniors – Libertadores 2022) and Alan Empereurof palm trees (against Universitario – Libertadores 2021). According to “Espíão Estatístico”, there are 53.8% more cards for Brazilian teams than for foreign ones. Despite the disadvantage on the field, the Brazilian teams won six matches, had two draws and only one defeat among the nine games conducted by the Uruguayan.
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O Sao Paulo won an important 4-2 victory against Catholic University on the night of this Thursday, 30th, by Sul-Americana. However, the Morumbi team suffered with just three players sent off. Faced with the indignation of the crowd, and the complaint of Rogerio CeniConmebol released this Friday morning, the 1st, the VAR audio.
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Rodrigo Nestor was the only sent off directly, after stepping on the opponent’s leg in a ball dispute. At the moment of the tackle, inside the defense field, the Uruguayan referee Christian Ferreyra did not pay direct attention to the bid and only marked the offside of Universidad Católica. However, VAR spoke to him for the point and recommended that the bid be reviewed on the monitor, which ended up happening and causing the expulsion of the Tricolor player.
“He goes straight (on the opponent’s leg). I suggest reviewing. (See) how he steps, he doesn’t dispute the ball. We have several angles”, it says Leodan Gonzalez, who was in VAR, according to the audios released by Conmebol. However, in addition to shirt 25, Igor Vinicius and Calleri also received the red card, but in this case because they already have a yellow card.
Source: sportbuzz
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