Internacional President Alessandro Barcellos criticizes refereeing

Internacional President Alessandro Barcellos has strongly condemned the officiating following his team's 2-1 defeat against Fluminense at the Maracanã. Barcellos expressed a sense of being ‘robbed,’ specifically targeting the failure to send off Fluminense left-back Renê.

The president highlighted two specific incidents in the second half: a dangerous tackle on Ronaldo that he claimed ‘almost broke a leg’ without a VAR intervention, and a subsequent shirt-pulling incident that should have resulted in a second yellow card. Barcellos also noted that Fluminense substituted Renê shortly after these incidents, suggesting the coaching staff recognized the player's disciplinary risk.

Beyond this specific match, Barcellos criticized the general state of officiating in the Brasileirão, citing previous controversial decisions involving goals and VAR performance.