Seneme refutes accusations made by Marcos Braz, from Flamengo, and talks about John Textor, from Botafogo: ‘I’m not going to show off’

President of the Commission arbitration from the CBF, Wilson Luiz Seneme took a stand after countless criticism from clubs and the press towards his charges. He, for example, denied the accusation of Marcos Brazfootball vice-president Flamengothat referees of the VAR suffer from external intervention before making their decisions.

– No one can speak to the referees during the game. There is a committee of Brazilian clubs, made up of members from series A, B, C and D. And we are inviting this committee to observe the VAR booth and see the work they do. It is an invitation to see how the work works. I can’t answer from other times, that maybe WhatsApp worked. Today, I guarantee that it doesn’t work – said Seneme, to ESPN.

Asked about the complaints made by John Textorshareholder of SAF do Botafogoabout result manipulation in Brazilian football, Seneme showed discomfort, especially because he is going to give testimony at the CPI for Manipulation of Games and Sports Betting on the 16th.

– There is a lot of protest about this (Textor’s words). I am a guest and I will be at the Senate CPI on the 16th, I will provide all the clarifications and everything I can say about Brazilian arbitration. I’m not going to showcase things that have no basis or reference – he argued.

The president of Arbitration Commission He also guaranteed that no judge went to the fridge.

– No referee was removed. I didn’t remove any referee. What exists is the good player who plays well and is kept in the team, and the player who is not doing well and ends up on the bench. This also happens with referees. Otherwise he returns to the same person. Before, there was no preparation for the referee to come back better. Nobody is going to end a referee’s career because he made a mistake. And for that there is a program for us to observe the referee and return to the field at the best time. I played football for 10 years and was a referee for 20 years. I have worked as a manager for 10 years. I learned that a person who doesn’t know how to work with arbitration and doesn’t deal with pressure is in the wrong environment – ​​he added.