Abel Ferreira, coach of Palmeiras, was sent off after the final whistle of the match in which the team defeated Fluminense 2-1 on Wednesday. The coach vehemently protested against decisions made by the officiating team led by Felipe Fernandes de Lima. After the match, which kept Palmeiras at the top of the Campeonato Brasileiro with ten points from four games, Abel Ferreira approached the officiating team to contest the red card, which he claimed was due to protests regarding a throw-in. In the press conference, the Portuguese coach explained his version of events, attributing the decision to the fourth official. "We are in the last minute of the game and there is a throw-in for us; the referee calls it for them, I complained. Yes, I complained. Just like I complained about a goal kick that he changed to a corner. The VAR did not intervene in that," said Abel Ferreira. "I think the fourth official must have been offended because the throw-in was ours, and it was the fourth official who sent me off," he added. TNT Sports cited the referee's report, stating that referee Felipe de Lima reported what the coach said to assistant Fernanda Gomes Antunes and fourth official Luiz Augusto Tisne: "Are you blind? Didn't you see that the throw-in was for our team?" The coach also recalled a previous expulsion: "In the last game, I was sent off for clapping. If I can't do that in a stadium, where am I supposed to clap?" Regarding the match, Vítor Roque and Allan scored Palmeiras' goals within the first 15 minutes. Lucho Acosta reduced the score for the Rio team in the 40th minute, in an exciting clash between two teams vying for the top of the table. It is worth noting that this is not Abel Ferreira's first expulsion this season. The coach was punished against Corinthians in the Campeonato Paulista and is awaiting judgment.
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