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The duel between Sergipe and Botafogo, for the Copa do Brasil, ended in the midst of a scandal over the performance of the main referee who was beaten by the president of the local team.
The match was easily won by Sergipe, however the judge added 9 minutes that he continued to extend until his rival equalized in a sequence of several corner kicks.
The series ended up giving Botafogo the qualification, something that has generated outrage in Brazil.
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Club president grabbed the referee with his fists
The displeasure was apparently widespread, to the point that Ernan Serna, president of Sergipe, went over to the central defender of the commitment who he grabbed with fists.
Lamentable scenes!
Right at the final whistle of Sergipe x Botafogo, the field was taken over by regrettable scenes. The referee was attacked by a Sergipe staff member, and fans invaded the field and tried to attack coach Luís Castro #ge pic.twitter.com/B1n5k481hF
— ge (@geglobo) March 3, 2023
However, the assailant ended up attacked by the flag of one of the linesmen who went in support of the whistle and the manager left the field with his face covered in blood.
THE FLAG!
Ernan Sena, president of Sergipe, invaded the field to attack referee Bráulio da Silva Machado after the elimination of the team from the Copa do Brasil.
In the image below, Sena, who also fought with an assistant, is hit in the face with a flag. pic.twitter.com/dQsOcmsVeh
— Goleada Info (@goleada_info) March 3, 2023
The images go around the world in a new unfortunate scene for South American soccer.
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