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βš– VAR Verdict Β· Case #66

Palmeiras vs Flamengo

Copa Libertadores Β· 2024/2025 Β· 2025-11-29 Β· 0-1

Wrong medium confidence
Red card β€” serious foul play
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Incident
Red card β€” serious foul play
Law cited
Law 12 β€” Serious Foul Play
Recommended action
Red card (serious foul play) to the Palmeiras player who made the challenge β€” replace the yellow card shown with a red card.
Affected team
On-field decision
Yellow card shown
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The referee showed a yellow card in this incident, but based on the available frames, the more serious concern is what a Palmeiras (green kit) player did *after* the Flamengo player (CARRASCAL) went to ground. In frames 4 through 7, a Palmeiras player can be seen with their leg raised at height directly over the already-fallen CARRASCAL, in what is consistent with a stamp or dangerous late contact on a grounded opponent. Under the Laws of the Game, directing a raised foot toward a downed player is serious foul play β€” it uses excessive force and endangers safety β€” which carries a mandatory red card, not a yellow. The yellow that was shown appears to have addressed a different element of the incident (likely the Flamengo player's original challenge), leaving the more dangerous Palmeiras action unsanctioned or under-sanctioned. A clearer slow-motion angle of the contact point would confirm this conclusively, but the footage as shown suggests the referee got this wrong β€” a red card for the Palmeiras player was warranted.

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