2023-11-13 14:17:43
Brazil
Escalation at half-time – club bosses try to storm the VAR room
Curious scenes from Brazil. In a game in the top league, the Corinthians club bosses try to storm the VAR booth during half-time.
Published13. November 2023, 3:17 p.m
Incredible scenes from Porto Alegre.
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Incredible scenes take place during the game between Gremio and Corinthians.
At Corinthians, the manager and president tried to storm the VAR room.
However, security forces prevented this.
Great excitement in Brazil. He was heated in the game between Gremio and Corinthians controversial referee decisions the guests’ spirits are really high. The team from São Paulo complained regarding having been denied an alleged penalty a few minutes into the game. The anger at Corinthians increased even more when winger Bruno Méndez received a red card in the following counterattack.
But it didn’t stop with mere expressions of dissatisfaction on the field. Outraged by the referee’s decisions, Corinthians manager Alessandro Mori Nunes, president Duilio Monteiro Alves and other club employees stormed the stadium catacombs. There they tried to break into the VAR area. However, security forces prevented the Corinthians bosses from doing so and detained them. In any case, there would only have been technical equipment in the room; the video referees themselves are stationed in Rio for Brazil’s top league games.
“You are a vagabond”
Journalists present filmed the scenes inside the stadium, which went once morest the grain of Mori Nunes and Monteiro Alves. According to Brazilian media, a radio reporter was allegedly pushed by one of Corinthians’ security guards. This sparked further heated discussions. The reporter is now said to intend to file a complaint once morest the Corinthians employee.
The referee himself stated following the game that the Corinthians board members approached the referee team in a “rude” and “intrusive” manner and had to be held back by police officers. There were wild insults. “You are a vagabond, a scoundrel, prejudiced and a thief,” Mori Nunes is said to have shouted. President Monteiro Alves used similar words.
From a sporting perspective, the trip to Porte Alegre ended successfully for Corinthians despite the tumult during the break. Despite being outnumbered, the traditional club led 1-0 at the break. In the second half they managed to overcome the narrow lead and thus improved to eleventh place in the table. Host Gremio is currently in third place in the Brazilian league.
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