Near walk-off and complaint against referee: Go cry in the dressing room

Near walk-off and complaint against referee: Go cry in the dressing room

At Maião, in the countryside of São Paulo, Bahia came from behind to beat Mirassol 2-1 this Saturday (11), in the 11th round of the 2026 Brasileirão.

The match, especially the final minutes, was marked by a lot of confusion.

That was because Tricolor’s second goal could have been disallowed for a possible foul at the start of the play.

Referee Paulo César Zanovelli, affiliated with the Minas Gerais Football Federation, however, considered the play legal and validated Sanabria’s goal.

Mirassol coach Rafael Guanaes was furious with the decision and ended up being sent off.

The same happened to player Carlos Eduardo, who had already been substituted.

And the experienced left-back Reinaldo, who was also already on the bench, insisted that the other Mirassol players leave the field in protest against Zanovelli’s officiating.

Other members of the São Paulo team’s coaching staff put pressure on the referee after the final whistle and may be punished if any verbal abuse is reported in the match report.

📹 Watch footage of the confusion

With tempers calmer, Mirassol center-back João Victor said in an interview on the sideline that referee Paulo César Zanovelli told the players to "go cry in the locker room."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.