WAS IT OR WAS IT NOT? FORMER REFEREES COMMENT ON THE PENALTY IN FLAMENGO VS SÃO PAULO

The end of the match between Flamengo and São Paulo, for the Brazilian Championship, was marked by a controversial move involving Luiz Araújo and Michel Araújo. In the move, the referee Rafael Rodrigo Klein scored a penalty from the midfielder on the red-black striker, a fact that culminated in the tie for the cariocas already in stoppage time after a goal by Pedro. According to research carried out by the UOL newspaper, it heard former judges about the move. So, was it or wasn't it?Was it a penalty?
Nadine Basttos: "The penalty was well scored. Michael Araújo was reckless and fouled Luiz Araújo. The doubt was Luiz Araújo's position at the beginning of the play, but that was revised by VAR as a legal position".Guilherme Ceretta: "If this is a penalty, I'll stop to whistle football. It's absurd. It was nothing. Not even if it were outside the area I would have called an infraction. Unfortunately, a penalty like that helps to overshadow the bad performance of a team. The offside thing is also absurd. Leaving it in the hands of beings humans without qualification a technology of this size is the same thing as buying a Ferrari without having a license to drive it".João Paulo Araújo: "The São Paulo player was totally reckless and out of purpose. Flamengo's direction, Michel Araújo didn't even touch the ball, but the opponent's knee. A very clear penalty that the referee scored at the time, it's indisputable. The São Paulo player was very naive, not least because the Flamengo player was practically leaving the area with the ball. Legitimate penalty and very well taken".Alfredo Loebeling: "The penalty is clear. Unintentionally is also a penalty. I have no doubt that he would score the penalty. What I was quite in doubt about was the impediment with the placement of the camera. The penalty, in itself, is well scored".Emidio Marques: "The thing is clear: at no time does the São Paulo player aim to hit the ball. Recklessly, albeit subtly, he fouls his opponent. Action that took place inside the area and therefore, in my opinion, the penalty is well scored".Ulisses Tavares: "The offside was checked by VAR and, with the lines drawn, there was no offside. As for the penalty, seen on television, it was well marked: the São Paulo athlete was somewhat reckless, taking down the Flamengo player in a move that, possibly, nothing would happen, as he was surrounded by other São Paulo players".