The controversy follows in relation to the (correct) additions given by referee Braulio da Silva Machado, which allowed the Botafogoin the 54th minute of the second half, scored the 1-1 draw with sergipe and qualify for the second phase of the Brazil’s Cup.
During SporTV’s “Exchange of Passes”, the commentators Pedrinho e Ricardinho did not agree with the additions, even after hearing the opinion of former referee Paulo Cesar Oliveira at “Central do Apito. For them, if Botafogo were winning, the referee would have ended the game earlier.
– The referee will have 500 arguments to defend what he gave the most, but within the normality of the game he would have had to finish the game. There was already a corner, there was another, time ran out 30 seconds beyond the minute he had given, the game was over! With all due respect, it was game over. It’s true what Dida (Sergipe’s goalkeeper) said, that if it were the opposite he would end up – said Pedrinho.
– If it were the other way around, in a game like today, it would have ended at the right time. That’s the reality in football, we all know that. We don’t have the referee’s timer, but if the corner kick is for Sergipe and it’s 1-0 for Botafogo, he won’t let the corner kick pass – completed Ricardinho.
Commentator Mauricio Noriega went further and defended that Sergipe go to the CBF to ask for reimbursement or claim the quota to which it would have been entitled if it had managed to qualify (R$ 900,000).
– There is a financial loss for Sergipe. Most likely this quota would be for the whole year in Sergipe. Analyzing everything that happened, Sergipe has to ask for reimbursement from the CBF. If he considers himself harmed and has the elements to do so, he has at least to demand the quota for the CBF. Sergipe has reason to complain – he said.
