🎥 Ceni slams friendly refereeing: You come here to be mugged off

Bahia were not at all pleased with the refereeing decisions made by Jodis Nascimento de Souza during this Sunday’s (12) friendly against Fluminense.The Rio side beat the team from Bahia 2-0 thanks t...

Bahia were not at all pleased with the refereeing decisions made by Jodis Nascimento de Souza during this Sunday’s (12) friendly against Fluminense. The Rio side beat the team from Bahia 2-0 thanks to goals from Hulk and Germán Cano. And coach Rogério Ceni did not hold back after the match at the Maracanã. Two incidents sparked the outburst:

Erick’s disallowed goal for an alleged foul by Willian José - when the score was still 0-0 - and a possible penalty on Ademir that was not given. Ceni pointed out that he had asked for referees from outside Rio de Janeiro, which did not happen. And he accused the referee of having been "hired to make the result happen".

Jodis Nascimento de Souza is a referee from the Rio de Janeiro federation and has officiated fourteen official matches in CBF competitions this season. He was in charge of one Série A match, Atlético-MG 1-0 São Paulo in March. He also refereed three Série B matches, four Série C matches, two Série D matches, one Copa do Brasil match, two Copa Sul-Sudeste matches and one Brasileirão U-20 match.

What now? 📅 Ceni’s Bahia will be back in action next Friday (17), when they host Chapecoense in a postponed match from the fourth round of the Brasileirão. It is the only tournament left on their schedule.

They are currently sixth in the table, with 26 points from 17 matches. As for Fluminense, who are third with 31 points from 18 games, they will host Red Bull Bragantino on the same day. But that match will be for round 19.

Check the updated Brasileirão standings here. Photo: Catarina Brandão/EC Bahia This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.