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Coach Vagner Mancini criticized the refereeing of Braulio da Silva Machado in the goalless draw of Corinthians against Fortaleza, this Wednesday (2), in Castelão, for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship. OR The coach came out in defense of forward Jô, sent off for assault at 34 minutes of the second half.
Mancini said he did not see attacks on Felipe, a defender from Fortaleza. In addition, the coach criticized an alleged unmarked penalty on Gabriel’s wheel, in a play that also involved Felipe, in the second stage, before the expulsion of Jô.
“I have seen the sending off play and I honestly do not see aggression, as well as the penalty, which draws attention because the athlete from Fortaleza hits Gabriel and the ball has passed. Miss the ball and hit Gabriel. The referee’s claim is that Gabriel allowed himself to be touched, an analysis of the game I think it was a highly contested game, two teams that fought a lot on the field, but with an arbitration that was a bit below what we expected, mainly because of the penalty. “Mancini said.
The Corinthians coach had yet to explain why he kept Jô on the pitch until the final stretch of the game, including number 77 with an extremely “off” performance throughout the game.
“I think that Jô oscillated as the team oscillated, he had difficulties because we did not have the necessary speed and, in the second stage, when we fit in the team, he passed his expulsion. He is a tall athlete, who wins most of the balls, we face to a team with seven such players, with 1.80 m, 1.85 m, so it was essential that he stay in the game.
Mancini approved of the team’s defensive evolution in another game without conceding goals: they have already played three consecutive games. But, the technician recognizes that there are still adjustments to hit the team between midfield and attack.
“It is the third game without conceding goals. So the defensive part is adjusting, we have to adjust from the center forward,” he said.
With the tie, Timão reaches 30 points, in tenth place. Corinthians now only returns to the field on the 13th (Sunday), when they play the classic against São Paulo, at 6.15pm (Brasilia), in Neo Química Arena, for the 25th round of the Brasileirão.
