Diniz calls referee a phoney, more controversy in Mirassol v Corinthians
Corinthians are losing 2-0 to Mirassol this Sunday (3), in the closing match of the 14th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.The first half at Maião, in the São Paulo countryside, was LIVELY, huh!You can...
Diniz calls referee a phoney, more controversy in Mirassol v Corinthians Corinthians are losing 2-0 to Mirassol this Sunday (3), in the closing match of the 14th round of the 2026 Brasileirão. The first half at Maião, in the São Paulo countryside, was LIVELY, huh! You can even “choose” which controversy caught your attention the most.
Here are the night’s “contenders”: 1) Before the 15-minute mark, referee Matheus Delgado Candançan showed Edson Carioca a straight red card for a foul from behind. After a VAR review, however, the sending-off was overturned, and the Mirassol forward was shown only a yellow card. 2) A few minutes later, Carlos Eduardo was pulled inside the box.
The controversial penalty, however, was not reviewed by VAR. 3) After Rodrigo Garro was fouled from behind, coach Fernando Diniz called out to the referee three times but was ignored. Then, in an “explosion” of anger, the Timão manager called the referee a “f***ing fraud.
” “Hey, Candançan? Hey, Candançan? Hey, Candançan?